Equatorial ionospheric electric fields during the November 2004 magnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Fejer, B G ^a   Jensen, J W ^a   Kikuchi, T ^b   Abdu, M A ^c   Chau, J L ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

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EID: 37249083507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012376     Document Type: Article

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