Is an unusual large enhancement of ionospheric electron density linked with the 2008 great Wenchuan earthquake?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Zhao, Biqiang ^a   Wang, Min ^b   Yu, Tao ^c   Wan, Weixing ^a   Lei, Jiuhou ^d   Liu, Libo ^a   Ning, Baiqi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^d UCB 450   (United States)

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EID: 58749107410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013613     Document Type: Article

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