Do meteor showers significantly perturb the ionosphere?

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 607-615

  Grebowsky, J M ^a   Goldberg, R A ^a   Pesnell, W D ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0003263693     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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