Numerical analysis of ionosphere disturbances and Schumann mode splitting in the Earth-ionosphere cavity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Navarro, E A ^a   Soriano, A ^a   Morente, J A ^b   Porti J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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EID: 56749150943     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013143     Document Type: Article

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