Climatology of middle- and low-latitude daytime F region disturbance neutral winds measured by Wind Imaging Interferometer (WINDII)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A11, 2001, Pages 24701-24712

  Emmert, J T ^a   Fejer, B G ^a   Fesen, C G ^b   Shepherd, G G ^c   Solheim, B H ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 39449139266     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000372     Document Type: Article

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