Outstanding problems in the equatorial ionosphere-thermosphere electrodynamics relevant to spread F

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 869-884

  Abdu, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Equatorial spread F; Ionospheric electrodynamics; Plasma instabilities

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0034965325     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00201-7     Document Type: Article

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