Ionospheric long-term trends for South American mid-latitudes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 717-723

  Foppiano, A J ^a   Cid, L ^a   Jara, V ^a  

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EID: 0000379171     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(99)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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