Observations of daytime F2-layer stratification under the southern crest of the equatorial ionization anomaly region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Fagundes, P R ^a   Klausner, V ^a   Sahai, Y ^a   Pillat, V G ^a   Becker Guedes, F ^a   Bertoni, F C P ^b   Bolzan, M J A ^a   Abalde, J R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

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EID: 34250190911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011888     Document Type: Article

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