Global electron density distribution in the plasmasphere deduced from Akebono wave data and the IRI model

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1569-1586

  Kimura, I ^a   Tsunehara, K ^b   Hikuma, A ^b   Su, Y Z ^b   Kasahara, Y ^b   Oya, H ^c  

^a OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0001384699     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00157-5     Document Type: Article

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