Ionosphere-thermosphere space weather issues

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1527-1574

  Schunk, R W ^a   Sojka, J J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000191911     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(96)00029-3     Document Type: Article

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