Inferring thermospheric composition from ionogram profiles: a calibration with the TIMED spacecraft

Scott, Christopher J.; Jones, Shannon; Barnard, Luke A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-309-2021

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Inferring thermospheric composition from ionogram profiles: a calibration with the TIMED spacecraft

Christopher J. Scott, Shannon Jones, and Luke A. Barnard

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