Augmentation of natural ionospheric plasma turbulence by HF heater waves

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-40

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

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

BACKSCATTERING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; F REGION; FREE ENERGY; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; RADIO WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DENSITY GRADIENTS; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; MAGNETIC FLUX TUBE; NEW SOURCES; RADAR BACKSCATTER; SHEET-LIKE; SPREAD F;

PLASMA TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032903322     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900266     Document Type: Article

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