Ionisation below the night F2 layer - A global model

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1035-1052

  Titheridge, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

E region; Electron density profiles; Ionosphere; IRI; Model; Night

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; IONOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0041911256     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(03)00136-6     Document Type: Article

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