First observations of HF heater-produced airglow at the high frequency active auroral research program facility: Thermal excitation and spatial structuring

Radio Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1013-1026

  Pedersen, T R ^a   Carlson, H C ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERE; RADIO TRANSMITTERS; REMOTE SENSING; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

ARTIFICIAL AIRGLOW EMISSION; MAGNETIC ZENITH; THERMAL ELECTRON EXCITATION;

RADIO WAVES;

EID: 0035456306     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RS002399     Document Type: Article

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