The D-region background at high latitudes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-23

  Friedrich, M ^a   Kirkwood, Sheila ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 0002533644     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00892-3     Document Type: Article

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