Quiet time ionospheric variability over Arecibo during sudden stratospheric warming events

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Chau, J L ^a   Aponte, N A ^b,d   Cabassa, E ^b,d   Sulzer, M P ^b,d   Goncharenko, L P ^c   Gonzlez, S A ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^b Arecibo Observatory Cornell University National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center ^*  (Puerto Rico)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 77957602857     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015378     Document Type: Article

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