Ionospheric irregularities: The role of the equatorial ionization anomaly

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1551-1557

  Rama Rao, P V S ^a   Jayachandran, P T ^a   Sri Ram, P ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; F REGION; PROBABILITY; SOLAR RADIATION; WIND EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EQUATORIAL IONIZATION ANOMALY; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; NEUTRAL WINDS;

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; IONIZATION;

CONTROLLING FACTORS; EQUATORIAL IONIZATION ANOMALIES (EIA); EQUATORIAL IONIZATION ANOMALY; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; MERIDIONAL WINDS; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; THRESHOLD-VALUE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 0031192422     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00665     Document Type: Article

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