Large solar flares and their ionospheric D region enhancements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A6, 2005, Pages

  Thomson, Neil R ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^a   Clilverd, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33745233999     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011008     Document Type: Article

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