The observations of sporadic e irregularities in equatorial anomaly crest zone by using Chung-Li VHP radar

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1489-1497

  Chen, Yih Hwa ^a,b   Chu, Yen Hsyang ^b   Liu, Chao Han ^a  

^a ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0006755061     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.48.1489     Document Type: Article

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