Sources of the traveling ionospheric disturbances observed by the ionospheric TIDDBIT sounder near Wallops Island on 30 October 2007

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Vadas, Sharon L ^a   Crowley, Geoff ^b  

^a Colorado Research Associates Division NorthWest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^b Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates   (United States)

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EID: 77955224685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA015053     Document Type: Article

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