Transformation of high-latitude ionospheric F region patches into blobs during the March 21, 1990, storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A3, 2000, Pages 5215-5230

  Crowley, G ^a   Ridley, A J ^a   Deist, D ^b   Wing, S ^c   Knipp, D J ^d   Emery, B A ^e   Foster, J ^f   Heelis, R ^g   Hairston, M ^g   Reinisch, B W ^h  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ITT   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 39449121552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900357     Document Type: Article

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