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For a long time our knowledge of the ionization of the atmosphere stopped at the level of the F-region maximum, for there were no means of studying it at greater heights. No one questioned the existence of charged particles at much greater altitudes, but it was difficult to know where the ionosphere ended.
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Delobeau, F. (1971). The Outer Ionosphere and the Van Allen Belts. In: The Enviroment of the Earth. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 28. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3123-3_4
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