Daytime midlatitude D region parameters at solar minimum from short-path VLF phase and amplitude

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Thomson, Neil R ^a   Clilverd, Mark A ^b   Rodger, Craig J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952763443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016248     Document Type: Article

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