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Longitudinal variation of equatorial electrojet and the occurrence of its counter electrojet
Centre for Atmospheric Research, National Space Research and
Development Agency, Anyigba, Nigeria
Olanike Olufunmilayo Folarin
Centre for Atmospheric Research, National Space Research and
Development Agency, Anyigba, Nigeria
Ionospheric and Space Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics,
University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria
Teiji Uozumi
International Center for Space Weather Science and Education ICSWSE,
Kyushu University, 744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid
National University of Malaysia, Faculty of Science &
Technology, Selangor,
Malaysia
Akimasa Yoshikawa
International Center for Space Weather Science and Education ICSWSE,
Kyushu University, 744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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