Solar flare induced ionospheric D-region enhancements from VLF phase and amplitude observations

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-87

  McRae, Wayne M ^a   Thomson, Neil R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

D region of the ionosphere; Electron densities; Solar flare; VLF perturbations; X ray flux

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0347026004     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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