F2 region maximum electron density height predictions for South American latitudes

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 151-1511

  Ezquer, R G ^a,b,c   Scida L ^b   Mansilla, G A ^a,b,c   Mosert, M ^a,c,d   Herrera, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^c Consejo Nac de Invest Cie y Tec ^*  (Argentina)

^d Complejo Astron El Leoncito ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Electron density; Ionosphere; Peak height

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; PLASMAS; RADIO COMMUNICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IONOSPHERE (IRI);

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0142188687     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002756     Document Type: Article

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