Evidence for the stimulation of field-aligned electron density irregularities on a short time scale by ionospheric topside sounders

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2281-2293

  Benson, Robert F ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001441039     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00122-8     Document Type: Article

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