Behavior of the F2 peak Ionosphere over the South Pacific at dusk during quiet summer conditions from COSMIC data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Burns, A G ^a   Zeng, Z ^a,b   Wang, W ^a   Lei, J ^a,c   Solomon, S C ^a   Richmond, A D ^a   Killeen, T L ^a   Kuo, Y H ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^d National Center   (United States)

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EID: 61349124795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013308     Document Type: Article

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