Natural oscillations of the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere (ITM) system

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 2185-2202

  Meyer, C K ^a   Forbes, J M ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; OSCILLATION; RESONANCE CHARACTERISTICS; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0031411705     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(97)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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