Emperical D-region modelling, a progress report

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 757-766

  Friedrich, M ^a   Torkar, K M ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

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EID: 0000101998     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(98)00095-7     Document Type: Article

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