Structure of the Auroral Ionosphere Observed by the Antarctic Rockets S-310JA-11 and -12

Journal of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1988, Pages 843-857

  Takahashi, Tadatoshi ^a   Oya, Hiroshi ^a   Fukunishi, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Yuzo ^b   Yamagishi, Hisao ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

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EID: 85015711342     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.40.843     Document Type: Article

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