Equatorial electrojet at African longitudes: First results from magnetic measurements

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 658-676

  Doumouya, V ^a   Vassal, J ^b   Cohen, Y ^c   Fambitakoye, O ^b   Menvielle, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^d SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0542397602     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050637     Document Type: Article

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