Quiet time equatorial F region vertical plasma drift model derived from ROCSAT-1 observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Fejer, Bela G ^a   Jensen, John W ^a   Su, Shin Yi ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 48249101955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012801     Document Type: Article

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