Continuous quasiperiodic thermospheric waves over Arecibo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Livneh, D J ^a   Seker, I ^a   Djuth, F T ^b   Mathews, J D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Geospace Research Inc   (United States)

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EID: 34548595639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012225     Document Type: Article

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