Unusual ionospheric absorption characterizing energetic electron precipitation into the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 907-916

  Nishino, Masanori ^a   Makita, Kazuo ^b   Yumoto, Kiyofumi ^c   Rodrigues, Fabiano S ^d   Schuch, Nelson J ^d   Abdu, Mangalathayil A ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAKUSHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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IONOSPHERE;

EID: 20644442904     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352438     Document Type: Article

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