Comparison between an empirical and a theoretical model of the D-region

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 895-904

  Friedrich, M ^a   Torkar, K M ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

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EID: 0004847449     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00650-9     Document Type: Article

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