Effects of gradients of the electron density on Earth-space communications

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 1227-1246

  Radicella, Sandro M ^a   Nava, Bruno ^a   Coïsson, Pierdavide ^a   Kersley, Leonard ^b   Bailey, Graham J ^c  

^a ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 8844230392     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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