Vertical motion of ionization induced by the linear interaction of tides with planetary waves

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1521-1529

  Voiculescu, M ^a   Ignat, M ^b  

^a DUNAREA DE JOS UNIVERSITY OF GALATI   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Ionosphere atmosphere interactions; Mid latitude ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

IONIC COMPOSITION; WAVE;

EID: 0042858452     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-1521-2003     Document Type: Article

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