Velocity fluctuations associated with polar cap patches

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 595-606

  MacDougall, J W ^a   Grant, I F ^a,b   Hamza, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; E REGION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; F REGION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODULATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DIGITAL IONOSONDE TECHNIQUE; F REGION PEDERSEN CONDUCTIVITY; PATCH DENSITY RATIO; POLAR CAP PATCHES; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030143261     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS00311     Document Type: Article

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