Equatorial F-region plasma depletion drifts: Latitudinal and seasonal variations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2315-2322

  Pimenta, A A ^a   Fagundes, P R ^b   Sahai, Y ^b   Bittencourt, J A ^a   Abalde, J R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionosphere atmosphere interactions; ionospheric irregularities; instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0345566248     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-2315-2003     Document Type: Article

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