Simulation study of mid-latitude ionosphere fluctuations observed at Millstone Hill

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Huba, J D ^a   Joyce, G ^a   Fedder, J A ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Leading Edge Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; F REGION;

ION VELOCITY; NEUTRAL WINDS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERE MODELING; MID-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE; PENETRATION ELECTRIC FIELD; QUASI-PERIODIC VARIATIONS; SIMULATION STUDIES;

GEOPHYSICS; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0346281597     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018018     Document Type: Article

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