Linear gradient drift instabilities in the daytime equatorial electrojet

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A1, 1997, Pages 337-346

  Hu, S ^a   Bhattacharjee, A ^a   Harrold, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 37149042011     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA02826     Document Type: Article

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