Electron density distribution over the northern polar region deduced from IMAGE/radio plasma imager sounding

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A2, 2003, Pages

  Nsumei, P A ^a,e   Huang, X ^a,e   Reinisch, B W ^a,e   Song, P ^a,e   Vasyliunas, V M ^b   Green, J L ^c   Fung, S F ^c   Benson, R F ^c   Gallagher, D L ^d  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Active experiment; Density distribution; Geomagnetic activity; Multivariate regression; Polar cap; Radio sounding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347726808     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009616     Document Type: Article

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