Minimum sprite plasma density as determined by VLF scattering

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 12-24

  Dowden, Richard L ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^a,b   Nunn, David ^c  

^a LFEM Research Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conductivity measurement; Direction of arrival estimation; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic propagation in plasma media; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic scattering by plasma media; Ionization; Plasmas; Red Sprites; VLF

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PLASMA DENSITY;

SPRITE PLASMA DENSITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING;

EID: 0035301790     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/74.924600     Document Type: Article

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