Simulating the ionospheric dynamo - II. Equatorial electric fields

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 925-940

  Du, Junhu ^a   Stening, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0039253107     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(99)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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