Ionosphere response to recurrent geomagnetic activity: Local time dependency

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Pedatella, N M ^a   Lei, J ^a   Thayer, J P ^a   Forbes, J M ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

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EID: 76849085645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014712     Document Type: Article

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