Equatorial spread F statistics in the American longitudes: Some problems relevant to ESF description in the IRI scheme

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-124

  Abdu, M A ^a   Sobral, J H A ^a   Batista, I S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 0001576462     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00907-2     Document Type: Article

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