Continuous penetration of the interplanetary electric field to the equatorial ionosphere over eight hours during intense geomagnetic storms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Huang, Chao Song ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 58749117084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013588     Document Type: Article

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