Seasonal and solar cycle association of zonal drifts of ionospheric plasma irregularities in the Indian equatorial region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-303

  Pathan, B M ^a   Rao, D R K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

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EID: 2842594759     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0297-y     Document Type: Article

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