On the ionospheric application of Poynting's theorem

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Richmond, A D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77958611172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015768     Document Type: Article

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