Spread F, GPS phase fluctuations, and plasma bubbles near the crest of equatorial ionization anomaly during solar maximum

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Lee, C C ^a   Chu, F D ^b   Chen, W S ^c   Liu, J Y ^c   Su, S Y ^c   Liou, Y A ^c   Yu, S B ^d  

^a CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

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EID: 72649100151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014195     Document Type: Article

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