Improving the topside electron density model for IRI

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 777-787

  Bilitza, D ^a   Koblinsky, C ^b   Williamson, R ^c   Bhardwaj, S ^c  

^a GSFC   (United States)

^b NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0009240394     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(98)00098-2     Document Type: Article

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