Diurnal, seasonal and latitudinal variation of electron density in the topside F-region of the Indian zone ionosphere at solar minimum and comparison with the IRI

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-368

  Bhuyan, P K ^a   Chamua, Minakshi ^a   Bhuyan, K ^a   Subrahmanyam, P ^b   Garg, S C ^b  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Electron density; Equatorial electrojet; Equatorial ionosphere; International reference ionosphere; SROSS C2

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; ELECTROJET; ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIA;

EID: 0038469945     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00294-8     Document Type: Article

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