HF radar observations of equatorial spread-F over West Africa

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 411-418

  Cecile J F ^a   Vila, P ^b   Blanc, E ^a  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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EID: 2842563823     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0411-1     Document Type: Article

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