A quantitative study of ionospheric density gradients at midlatitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A10, 2001, Pages 21555-21563

  Vo, H B ^a   Foster, J C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 39449088123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000397     Document Type: Article

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