F3 layer during penetration electric field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Balan, N ^a,b   Thampi, S V ^c   Lynn, K ^d   Otsuka, Y ^e   Alleyne, H ^a   Watanabe, S ^f   Abdu, M A ^g   Fejer, B G ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^c INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^d Ionospheric Systems Research   (Australia)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^h UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68749102386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013206     Document Type: Article

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