Relative concentrations of molecular and metallic ions in midlatitude intermediate and sporadic-E layers

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2004, Pages

  Roddy, P A ^a   Earle, G D ^a   Swenson, C M ^b   Carlson, C G ^b   Bullett, T W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

2419 Ionosphere: Ion chemistry and decomposition (0335); 2443 Ionosphere: Midlatitude ionosphere; 2494 Ionosphere: Instruments and techniques

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; IONOSPHERE; IRON; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PHASE COMPOSITION;

ION COMPOSITION; METALLIC IONS; MOLECULAR IONS; RELATIVE CONCENTRATIONS;

POSITIVE IONS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 11044237474     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020604     Document Type: Article

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