Reduction of electron temperature in low-latitude ionosphere at 600 km before and after large earthquakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Oyama, Koh Ichiro ^a   Kakinami, Yoshihiro ^a   Liu, Jann Yenq ^a   Kamogawa, Masashi ^b   Kodama, Tetsuya ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 58749114441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013367     Document Type: Article

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