A method for determining the drift velocity of plasma depletions in the equatorial ionosphere using far-ultraviolet spacecraft observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Park, S H ^a   England, S L ^a   Immel, T J ^a   Frey, H U ^a   Mende, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 38349125068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012327     Document Type: Article

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