Statistical validation of ionospheric electron density profiles retrievals from GOES geosynchronous satellites | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 13, 2023


Article Number		23
Number of page(s)		17
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2023022
Published online		09 October 2023

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