An overview of long-term trends in the lower ionosphere below 120 km

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-99

  Laštovička, Jan ^a   Bremer, Jürgen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

D region; E region; Long trem trends; Lower ionosphere; Model trends; Observational trends; Solar cycle

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; E REGION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RADIO WAVES;

GREENHOUSE COOLING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

GEOPHYSICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 11244320230     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEOP.0000015388.75164.e2     Document Type: Article

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