Mesoscale structure of the midlatitude ionosphere during high geomagnetic activity: Airglow and GPS observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18417-18427

  Garcia, F J ^a   Kelley, M C ^a   Makela, J J ^a   Sultan, P J ^b   Pi, X ^c   Musman, S ^d  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 39449087531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000306     Document Type: Article

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