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A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
Paleontology
Space and Planetary Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Atmospheric Science
Earth-Surface Processes
Geochemistry and Petrology
Soil Science
Water Science and Technology
Ecology
Aquatic Science
Forestry
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spellingShingle Balan, N., Shiokawa, K., Otsuka, Y., Kikuchi, T., Vijaya Lekshmi, D., Kawamura, S., Yamamoto, M., Bailey, G. J., Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes, Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
title A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
title_full A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
title_fullStr A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
title_full_unstemmed A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
title_short A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
title_sort a physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
title_unstemmed A physical mechanism of positive ionospheric storms at low latitudes and midlatitudes
topic Paleontology, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geochemistry and Petrology, Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Forestry, Oceanography, Geophysics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009ja014515