Ion composition measurements and modelling at altitudes from 140 to 350 km using EISCAT measurements

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1159-1168

  Litvine, A ^a   Kofman, W ^a   Cabrit, B ^a  

^a Ctr d'Etud Phenomenes A   (France)

Author keywords

Auroral ionosphere; EISCAT; Instruments and techniques; Ion chemistry and composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043187242     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050685     Document Type: Article

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