HF echoes from ionization potentially produced by high-altitude discharges

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A3, 1997, Pages 4613-4622

  Roussel Dupre R A ^a   Blanc, E ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

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EID: 37149018360     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA02354     Document Type: Article

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