A numerical study of the response of ionospheric electron temperature to geomagnetic activity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Wang, W ^a,b   Burtis, A G ^a   Killeen, T L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 33947529470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011698     Document Type: Article

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