Molecular ion composition measurements in the F1 region at Arecibo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Aponte, Néstor ^a,d   Sulzer, Michael P ^a,d   Nicolls, Michael J ^b   Nikoukar, Romina ^c   González, Sixto A ^a,d  

^a ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^d Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 34548329977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012028     Document Type: Article

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