Effects of molecular ions on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the night-time equatorial ionosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 399-405

  Sekar, R ^a   Kherani, E A ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

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EID: 0142131194     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00109-6     Document Type: Article

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