F-region electron density irregularities during the development of equatorial plasma bubbles

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 117-125

  Muralikrishna, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electron density; Ionosphere; Plasma bubbles

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0033935399     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/igeof.00167169p.2000.39.1.306     Document Type: Conference Paper

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