Position determination of red sprites by scattering of VLF subionospheric transmissions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 281-284

  Rodger, Craig J ^a,b   Dowden, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; PLASMAS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRANSMITTERS;

ANGLE SCATTERINGS; CONDUCTING PLASMA; ELECTRICAL STRUCTURES; MULTIPLE RECEIVERS; POSITION DETERMINATION; RED SPRITE;

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

RED SPRITES;

SPRITE;

EID: 0032004748     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03777     Document Type: Article

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