An event study to provide validation of TING and CMIT geomagnetic middle-latitude electron densities at the F2 peak

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Burns, A G ^a   Wang, W ^a   Wiltberger, M ^a   Solomon, S C ^a   Spence, H ^b   Killeen, T L ^a   Lopez, R E ^c   Landivar, J E ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 48249118354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012931     Document Type: Article

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