Nighttime ionospheric D region: Equatorial and nonequatorial

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Thomson, Neil R ^a   McRae, Wayne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 72649090335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA014001     Document Type: Article

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