Diagnostics of the ionosphere and neutral atmosphere at E-region heights using artificial periodic inhomogeneities

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2447-2460

  Belikovich, V V ^a   Benediktov, E A ^a   Goncharov, N P ^a   Tolmacheva, A V ^a  

^a LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0042638051     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00139-3     Document Type: Article

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