On the deviations of measured electron density profiles from IRI predictions for low latitudes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 563-568

  Muralikrishna, P ^a   Vieira, L P ^a   Abdu, M A ^a   de Paula, E R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA DENSITY;

PLASMA INSTABILITY MECHANISM;

SPACE RESEARCH;

ELECTRON DENSITY;

EID: 0038293297     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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