Collisional shear instability in the equatorial F region ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A11, 2004, Pages

  Hysell, D L ^a,c   Kudeki, E ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent scatter radar; Equatorial ionosphere; Equatorial spread F; Ionospheric irregularities; Plasma instability; Shear

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244266262     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010636     Document Type: Article

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