Electric field variability and model uncertainty: A classification of source terms in estimating the squared electric field from an electric field model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Cosgrove, R B ^b   Codrescu, M ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 70349413033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013929     Document Type: Article

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