Altitudinal variation of midlatitude localized TEC enhancement from ground- and space-based measurements

Space Weather

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Datta Barua, S ^a   Mannucci, A J ^b   Walter, T ^c   Enge, P ^c  

^a Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 70349419976     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008SW000396     Document Type: Article

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