The effect of a transverse irregularity on the electromagnetic fields excited by VLF transmitters at ionospheric heights in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide near the terminator

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1453-1459

  Novikov, V V ^a   Rybachek, S T ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0347705674     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00181-2     Document Type: Article

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