Effects of neutral wind on the electron temperature at a height of 600 km in the low latitude region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 290-296

  Watanabe, S ^a   Oyama, K I ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 2842553626     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0290-5     Document Type: Article

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