Nighttime D region electron density profiles and variabilities inferred from broadband measurements using VLF radio emissions from lightning

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Cheng, Zhenggang ^a   Cummer, Steven A ^a   Baker, Daniel N ^b   Kanekal, Shrikanth G ^c  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33947542052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011308     Document Type: Article

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