Spread-F at anomaly crest regions in the Indian and American longitudes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 717-727

  Chandra, H ^a   Sharma, Som ^a   Abdu, M A ^b   Batista, I S ^b  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F REGION; SOLAR ENERGY;

IONOGRAMS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0037617674     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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