Investigating the foF2 variations at the Ionospheric Observatory of Rome during different solar cycles minimums and levels of geomagnetic activity | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 10, 2020


Article Number		52
Number of page(s)		14
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2020054
Published online		02 November 2020

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