E-region echo characteristics governed by auroral arc electrodynamics

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1567-1575

  Milan, S E ^a   Sato, N ^b   Lester, M ^a   Murata, Y ^c   Shinkai, Y ^c   Doi, H ^d   Frey, H U ^e   Saemundsson, ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^d TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionospheric irregularities; electric fields and currents)

Indexed keywords

ECHO SOUNDING; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0042353896     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-1567-2003     Document Type: Article

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