Role of vertical ion convection in the high-latitude ionospheric plasma distribution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Deng, Y ^a   Ridley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33947541459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011637     Document Type: Article

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