New electron gyroharmonic effects in HF scatter from pump-excited magnetic field-aligned ionospheric irregularities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A5, 1999, Pages 10081-10087

  Ponomarenko, P V ^a,b   Leyser, T B ^c   Thide B ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF RADIO ASTRONOMY   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 15544380443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900039     Document Type: Article

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