Longitudinal Structure in the Altitude of the Sporadic E Observed by COSMIC in Low-Latitudes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, Z.; Li, Q.; Fang, H.; Gao, Z. Longitudinal Structure in the Altitude of the Sporadic E Observed by COSMIC in Low-Latitudes. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 4714. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13224714
Liu Z, Li Q, Fang H, Gao Z. Longitudinal Structure in the Altitude of the Sporadic E Observed by COSMIC in Low-Latitudes. Remote Sensing. 2021; 13(22):4714. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13224714
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Zhendi, Qingfeng Li, Hanxian Fang, and Ze Gao. 2021. "Longitudinal Structure in the Altitude of the Sporadic E Observed by COSMIC in Low-Latitudes" Remote Sensing 13, no. 22: 4714. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13224714