The spatial structure of the dayside ionospheric trough

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1169-1179

  Pryse, S E ^a   Kersley, L ^a   Williams, M J ^a   Walker, I K ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosphere magnetosphere interactions; Ionospheric propagation; Polar ionosphere; Radio science

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542445081     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-1169-4     Document Type: Article

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