Measurement of ion concentration and mobility in the mesosphere at dusk by rocket-borne Gerdien probes

Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1980, Pages 715-719

  Takagi, Masumi ^a   KoNDO, Yutaka ^a   Iwata, Akira ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85008732285     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.32.715     Document Type: Article

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