Field-aligned scale length of depleted structures associated with post-sunset equatorial plasma bubbles | 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 13, 2023 Topical Issue - Ionospheric plasma irregularities and their impact on radio systems


Article Number		3
Number of page(s)		10
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2023002
Published online		21 February 2023

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