A comparison of EISCAT and SuperDARN F-region measurements with consideration of the refractive index in the scattering volume

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Gillies, R G ^a   Hussey, G C ^a   Sofko, G J ^a   Wright, D M ^b   Davies, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954411712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014694     Document Type: Article

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