Sources of the high latitude ionosphere variability during winter nighttime | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 16, 2026


Article Number		23
Number of page(s)		18
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2026018
Published online		03 July 2026

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