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Ionospheric Total Electron Content Behaviour during Geomagnetic Storms

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This article describes a new study of the total content storm effects and gives the first set of average storm patterns for the mid-latitude ionosphere.

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MENDILLO, M. Ionospheric Total Electron Content Behaviour during Geomagnetic Storms. Nature Physical Science 234, 23–24 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci234023a0

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