Equatorial electrojet 3-M irregularity dynamics during magnetic disturbances over Brazil: Results from the new VHF radar at São Luís

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 14-15, 2003, Pages 1293-1308

  Abdu, M A ^a   Dinardini, C M ^a   Sobral, J H A ^a   Batista, I S ^a   Muralikrishna, P ^a   Iyer, K N ^a   Veliz, O ^a   de Paula, E R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auroral electrojet; Back scatter radar; Equatorial electrojet; Geomagnetic storm disturbance; Plasma irregularities

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; ELECTROJET; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0344551924     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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