The features and a possible mechanism of semiannual variation in the peak electron density of the low latitude F2 layer

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-57

  Ma, Ruiping ^a   Xu, Jiyao ^a   Liao, Huaizhe ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Equatorial anomaly; Ionosphere; NmF2; Semiannual variation; Solar activity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0037241646     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00192-X     Document Type: Article

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