Meridional wind effect on anti-solar activity correlation of equatorial density irregularity distribution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Su, S Y ^a   Chao, C K ^a   Liu, C H ^b   Ho, H H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

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EID: 37249008666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012261     Document Type: Article

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