Ionospheric electron content over Brazilian low latitude and its comparison with the IRI and SUPIM models

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 245-248

  De Paula, E R ^a   De Souza, J R ^a   Abdu, M A ^a   Bailey, G J ^b   Batista, I S ^a   Bittencourt, J A ^a   Bonelli, E ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

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EID: 0040635828     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00932-9     Document Type: Article

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