Simulation study of the longitudinal variation of evening vertical ionospheric drifts at the magnetic equator during equinox

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A5, 2005, Pages

  Vichare, Geeta ^a,b   Richmond, A D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

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EID: 33747144784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010720     Document Type: Article

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