Comparisons of low latitude F region peak densities, heights and equatorial ExB drift from IRI with observational data and the Sheffield University plasmasphere ionosphere model

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 501-505

  Souza, J R ^a   Bailey, G J ^b   Abdu, M A ^a   Batista, I S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F REGION; MAPS;

IONOSPHERE MODEL;

SPACE RESEARCH;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0038632160     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00050-4     Document Type: Article

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