Global empirical model of electron temperature in the outer ionosphere for period of high solar activity based on data of three intercosmos satellites

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 163-169

  Truhlik V ^a   Triskova L ^a   Smilauer J ^a   Afonin, V V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b Russian Acad Sci ^*  (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0004822824     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00914-X     Document Type: Article

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