Electrostatic plasma turbulence in the topside equatorial F region ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Hysell, D L ^a,b   Shume, E B ^a,b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Equatorial spread F; Numerical simulations; Plasma turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345918843     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000227     Document Type: Article

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