Vertical ion motion observed with incoherent scatter radars in the polar lower ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A4, 2005, Pages

  Oyama, S ^a   Watkins, B J ^a   Nozawa, S ^b   Maeda, S ^c   Conde, M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 27544445144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010705     Document Type: Article

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