Ionospheric irregularities and scintillation

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 971-981

  Wernik, A W ^a   Secan, J A ^b   Fremouw, E J ^b  

^a Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

^b NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; PLASMA DENSITY; RADIO WAVES; SCINTILLATION; TURBULENCE;

TRANSIONOSPHERIC LINKS;

IONOSPHERE;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0042268519     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00795-0     Document Type: Article

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