Ionosphere disturbances observed throughout Southeast Asia of the superstorm of 20-22 November 2003

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Zhao, B ^a,b   Wan, W ^a   Tschu, K ^a   Igarashi, K ^c   Kikuchi, T ^c   Nozaki, K ^c   Watari, S ^c   Li, G ^a   Paxton, L J ^d   Liu, L ^a   Ning, B ^a   Liu, J Y ^e   Su, S Y ^e   Bulanon, Harold P ^f  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS   (Philippines)

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EID: 72049095736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013054     Document Type: Article

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