Ionospheric irregularities in the low-latitude valley region observed with the Equatorial Atmosphere Radar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A10, 2005, Pages

  Yokoyama, T ^a,b   Patra, A K ^a,c   Fukao, S ^a,d   Yamamoto, M ^a,d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c National MST Radar Facility   (India)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33745446694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011208     Document Type: Article

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