Growin: Modeling ionospheric instability growth rates | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Topical Issue - Ionospheric plasma irregularities and their impact on radio systems

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 12, 2022 Topical Issue - Ionospheric plasma irregularities and their impact on radio systems


Article Number		26
Number of page(s)		11
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2022021
Published online		08 July 2022

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