Insitu measurements of T e in the lower ionosphere - A review

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1231-1240

  Oyama, Koh Ichiro ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 0003475358     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)01220-X     Document Type: Review

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