Tropical E region field aligned irregularities: Simultaneous observations of continuous and quasiperiodic echoes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A2, 1999, Pages 2613-2619

  Choudhary, R K ^a   Mahajan, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

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EID: 19844377686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998ja900012     Document Type: Article

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