A comparison of the lower transition height obtained with a theoretical model and with IRI

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 165-173

  Zhang, S R ^a,b   Zhang, M L ^b   Radicella, S M ^b   Huang, X Y ^a   Bilitza, D ^c  

^a Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0038870847     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00919-1     Document Type: Article

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