Local time dependence of the equatorial counter electrojet effect in a narrow longitudinal belt

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1151-1161

  Alex, S ^a   Mukherjee, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS;

EID: 20644460820     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352410     Document Type: Article

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