Three-dimensional nonlinear evolution of equatorial ionospheric spread-F bubbles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Keskinen, M J ^a   Ossakow, S L ^a   Fejer, B G ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; F REGION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

ELECTRON FLUXES; PLASMA FLUXES;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

IONOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASMA; PLUME;

EID: 0345393129     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017418     Document Type: Article

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