A study of atmospheric gravity waves and travelling ionospheric disturbances at equatorial latitudes

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1048-1056

  Balthazor, R L ^a   Moffett, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0642281491     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-1048-4     Document Type: Article

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