On the generation of cusp HF backscatter irregularities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A4, 2002, Pages

  Moen, J ^a,d   Walker, I K ^b   Kersley, L ^b   Milan, S E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aurora; Gradient drift instability; HF backscatter; Ionospheric cusp; Irregularities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142135241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000111     Document Type: Article

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