On the altitude dependence of the spectral characteristics of decametre-wavelength E region backscatter and the relationship with optical auroral forms

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-217

  Milan, S E ^a   Lester, M ^a   Sato, N ^b   Takizawa, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionospheric irregularities)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035585795     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-205-2001     Document Type: Article

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