The F-region trough: Seasonal morphology and relation to interplanetary magnetic field

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 173-185

  Voiculescu, M ^a   Virtanen, I ^b   Nygren T ^b  

^a DUNAREA DE JOS UNIVERSITY OF GALATI   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; F REGION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMORPHOLOGY;

EID: 33751083565     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-173-2006     Document Type: Article

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