New method in computer simulations of electron and ion densities and temperatures in the plasmasphere and low-latitude ionosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1601-1628

  Pavlov, A V ^a  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (equatorial ionosphere; electric fields and currents, plasma temperature and density; ion chemistry and composition; ionosphere atmosphere interactions; modeling and forecasting)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0042353841     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-1601-2003     Document Type: Article

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