Morning overshootof Te enhanced by downward plasma drift in the equatorial topside ionosphere

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 959-966

  Oyama, K I ^a   Balan, N ^b   Watanabe, S ^c   Takahashi, T ^d   Isoda, F ^d   Bailey, G J ^e   Ova, H ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

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EID: 33747940346     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.48.959     Document Type: Article

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