Day-to-day thermosphere parameter variation as deduced from Millstone Hill incoherent scatter radar observations during March 16-22, 1990 magnetic storm period

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1429-1438

  Mikhailov, A V ^a   Forster M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

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EID: 0642374062     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-1429-8     Document Type: Article

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