Polar cap convection patterns inferred from EISCAT observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 403-411

  Peymirat, C ^a   Fontaine, D ^a  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0040824972     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0403-9     Document Type: Article

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