Equatorial spread-F occurence statistics in the American longitudes: Diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 851-854

  Abdu, M A ^a   Sobral, J H A ^a   Batista, I S ^a   Rios, V H ^b   Medina, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000588329     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(98)00111-2     Document Type: Article

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