Electron density in the F region derived from GPS/MET radio occultation data and comparison with IRI

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 947-954

  Hocke, Klemens ^a   Igarashi, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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IONOSPHERE;

EID: 11144319715     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352442     Document Type: Article

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