Extremely low ionospheric peak altitudes in the polar hole region

Radio Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 277-285

  Benson, Robert F ^a   Grebowsky, Joseph M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DATA REDUCTION; PLASMAS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYING;

POLAR HOLE REGIONS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0035270927     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS002401     Document Type: Conference Paper

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