Observations of DC electric fields in the low-latitude ionosphere and their variations with local time, longitude, and plasma density during extreme solar minimum

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Pfaff, R ^a   Rowland, D ^a   Freudenreich, H ^a   Bromund, K ^a   Le, G ^a   Acuna M ^a   Klenzing, J ^a   Liebrecht, C ^a   Martin, S ^a   Burke, W J ^b   Maynard, N C ^c   Hunton, D E ^d   Roddy, P A ^d   Ballenthin, J O ^d   Wilson, G R ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 78650528488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016023     Document Type: Article

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