Ionospheric plasma bubble generated by Arecibo heater

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 579-582

  Lee, M C ^a   Riddolls, R J ^a   Burke, W J ^b   Sulzer, M P ^c   Klien, E M C ^a   Rowlands, M J ^a   Kuo, S P ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^d POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; F REGION; POLARIZATION; THERMAL EXPANSION; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FLUX TUBES; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; PLASMA BUBBLE; SIMPLE MODELING; WAVE HEATING;

MAGNETIC FLUX; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

ARECIBO HEATERS; DENSITY DEPLETIONS; FLUX TUBE; GRAVITY DRIVEN CURRENTS; IONOSPHERIC PLASMA BUBBLES;

EID: 0032027786     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00327     Document Type: Article

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