Longitudinal and seasonal variations in plasmaspheric electron density: Implications for electron precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Clilverd, M A ^a   Meredith, N P ^a   Horne, R B ^a   Glauert, S A ^a   Anderson, R R ^b   Thomson, N R ^c   Menk, F W ^d   Sandel, B R ^e  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 38349166705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012416     Document Type: Article

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