Typical disturbances of the daytime equatorial F region observed with a high-resolution HF radar

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 721-730

  Blanc, E ^a   Houngninou, E ^b  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

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EID: 0542373812     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-0721-6     Document Type: Article

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