A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Balan, N ^a   Shiokawa, K ^c   Otsuka, Y ^c   Kikuchi, T ^c   Lekshmi, D Vijaya ^d   Kawamura, S ^b   Yamamoto, M ^e   Bailey, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 76849102575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014515     Document Type: Article

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