Dynamical effects of geomagnetic storms and substorms in the middle-latitude ionosphere: An observational campaign

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A4, 2000, Pages 7403-7417

  Pi, Xiaoqing ^a,b   Mendillo, Michael ^a   Hughes, W Jeffrey ^a   Buonsanto, Michael J ^c   Sipler, Dwight P ^c   Kelly, John ^d   Zhou, Qihou ^e   Lu, Gang ^f   Hughes, Terrence J ^g  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 39449134358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900460     Document Type: Article

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