Seasonal and solar cycle variations of the ionospheric peak electron density: Comparison of measurement and models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 12803-12819

  Richards, P G ^a  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33749411394     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000365     Document Type: Article

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