Spatial structure of summertime ionospheric plasma near magnetic noon

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-37

  Sims, R W ^a,b   Pryse, S E ^a   Denig, W F ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Univ Hospital of N Staffordshire   (United Kingdom)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Plasma convection; Plasma temperature and density; Polar ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

EID: 15544380901     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-25-2005     Document Type: Article

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