Polar cap electron density distribution from IMAGE radio plasma imager measurements: Empirical model with the effects of solar illumination and geomagnetic activity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Nsumei, Patrick A ^a   Reinisch, Bodo W ^a   Song, Paul ^a   Tu, Jiannan ^a   Huang, Xueqin ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

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EID: 40949152055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012566     Document Type: Article

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