On the occurrence of postmidnight equatorial F region irregularities during the June solstice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Li, Guozhu ^a   Ning, Baiqi ^a   Abdu, M A ^b   Yue, Xinan ^c   Liu, Libo ^a   Wan, Weixing ^a   Hu, Lianhuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 79955438667     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016056     Document Type: Article

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