Omnipresent vertically coherent fluctuations in the ionosphere with a possible worldwide-midlatitude extent

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Livneh, Dorey J ^b   Seker, Ilgin ^a   Djuth, Frank T ^a   Mathews, John D ^b  

^a Geospace Research Inc   (United States)

^b The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

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EID: 70349431194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013999     Document Type: Article

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