Electric field diagnostics of the dynamics of equatorial density depletions

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1625-1631

  Laakso, H ^a   Maynard, N C ^b   Pfaff, R F ^c   Aggson, T L ^c   Coley, W R ^d   Janhunen, P ^a   Herrero, F A ^c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 0000939434     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00161-7     Document Type: Article

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