An extended TRANSCAR model including ionospheric convection: Simulation of EISCAT observations using inputs from AMIE

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 419-431

  Blelly, P L ^a,b   Lathuillere C ^c   Emery, B ^d   Lilensten, J ^c   Fontanari, J ^a   Alcayde D ^a  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b LPCE CNRS   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Auroral ionosphere; Plasma convection; Modelling and forecasting)

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 16244417480     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-419-2005     Document Type: Article

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