Global Positioning System measurements of the ionospheric zonal apparent velocity at Cachoeira Paulista in Brazil

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A3, 2000, Pages 5317-5327

  Kil, Hyosub ^a   Kintner, Paul M ^a   De Paula, Eurico R ^b   Kantor, Ivan J ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 39449090620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000244     Document Type: Article

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