Role of the external drivers in the occurrence of low-latitude ionospheric scintillation revealed by multi-scale analysis

Luca Spogli; Mirko Piersanti; Claudio Cesaroni; Massimo Materassi; Antonio Cicone; Lucilla Alfonsi; Vincenzo Romano; Rodolfo Gerardo Ezquer

doi:10.1051/swsc/2019032

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J. Space Weather Space Clim., 9 (2019) A35

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 9, 2019


Article Number		A35
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DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2019032
Published online		30 September 2019

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