Longitudinal and seasonal variations of the equatorial ionospheric ion density and eastward drift velocity in the dusk sector

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Huang, Chao Song ^c   Rich, Frederick J ^d   De La Beaujardiere, Odile ^a   Heelis, Roderick A ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 76849109335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014503     Document Type: Article

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