Comparison of model electron densities and temperatures with Millstone Hill observations during undisturbed periods and the geomagnetic storms of 16-23 March and 6-12 April 1990

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-344

  Pavlov, A V ^a,b   Buonsanto, M J ^b  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0642342575     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050447     Document Type: Review

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