Brightening of 630.0 nm equatorial spread-F airglow depletions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Martinis, Carlos ^b   Baumgardner, Jeffrey ^b   Mendillo, Michael ^b   Su, Shin Yi ^c   Aponte, Nestor ^a  

^a ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 70349423478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013931     Document Type: Article

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