Estimation of the O+, O collision frequency from coincident radar and Fabry-Perot observations at Millstone Hill

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A8, 1997, Pages 17267-17274

  Buonsanto, M J ^a   Sipler, D P ^a   Davenport, G B ^a,b   Holt, J M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37149019562     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01300     Document Type: Article

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