Generation of large sheet-like ionospheric plasma irregularities at Arecibo

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 3067-3070

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

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Arecibo Observatory   (United States)

^d POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA DRIFT; FILAMENTATION INSTABILITIES; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; MAGNETIC-FIELD GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENTS OF; MERIDIONAL PLANES; PLASMA DRIFTS; RADAR BACKSCATTER; SCALE SIZES;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMAS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; MAGNETISM;

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 0032529770     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02322     Document Type: Article

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