Bottom-type scattering layers and equatorial spread F

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4061-4069

  Hysell, D L ^a   Chun, J ^a   Chau, J L ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (equatorial ionosphere; ionospheric irregularties; plasma waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; F REGION; IONOSPHERE; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 13244286651     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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