Observations and model calculations of an additional layer in the topside ionosphere above Fortaleza, Brazil

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 753-759

  Jenkins, B ^a,d   Bailey, G J ^a   Abdu, M A ^b   Batista, I S ^b   Balan, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0642311900     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0753-3     Document Type: Article

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