Airglow observations of mesoscale low-velocity traveling ionospheric disturbances at midlatitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18407-18415

  Garcia, F J ^a   Kelley, M C ^a   Makela, J J ^a   Huang, C S ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 39449119987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000305     Document Type: Article

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