Lightning-induced plasma turbulence and ion heating in equatorial ionospheric depletions

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-105

  Berthelier, Jean Jacques ^a   Malingre, Michel ^a   Pfaff, Robert ^b   Seran, Elena ^a   Pottelette, Raymond ^a   Jasperse, John ^c   Lebreton, Jean Pierre ^d   Parrot, Michel ^e  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^e LPCE CNRS   (France)

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EID: 49749090580     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo109     Document Type: Article

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