The effect of artificial modification in the E region on HF ray propagation

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2435-2446

  Stocker, A J ^a   Robinson, T R ^a   Jones, T B ^a   Stubbe, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 0042638053     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00138-1     Document Type: Article

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