Comparison of topside equatorial parameters derived from DMSP, Jicamarca, and Another Model of the Ionosphere (SAMI2)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A1, 2005, Pages

  Venkatraman, Sarita ^a   Heelis, R A ^a   Hysell, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

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EID: 33747067182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010613     Document Type: Article

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