Ionospheric zonal velocities at conjugate points over Brazil during the COPEX campaign: Experimental observations and theoretical validations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Sobral, J H A ^a   Abdu, M A ^a   Pedersen, T R ^e   Castilho, Vivian M ^a   Arruda, Daniela C S ^a   Muella, M T A H ^a   Batista, I S ^a   Mascarenhas, M ^a   De Paula, E R ^a   Kintner, P M ^d   Kherani, E A ^a   Medeiros, A F ^c   Buriti, R A ^c   Takahashi, H ^a   Schuch, N J ^a   Denardini, C M ^a   Zamlutti, C J ^a   Pimenta, A A ^a   De Souza, J R ^a   Bertoni, F C P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Luterana do Brasil   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^d School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 67650105290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013896     Document Type: Article

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