Plasma density enhancements associated with equatorial spread F: ROCSAT-1 and DMSP observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A8, 2003, Pages

  Le, G ^a   Huang, C S ^b   Pfaff, R F ^a   Su, S Y ^c   Yeh, H C ^c   Heelis, R A ^d   Rich, F J ^e   Hairston, M ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equatorial ionosphere; Equatorial spread F; Ionospheric irregularities; Plasma density enhancements; Plasma depletions; Plasma waves and instabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642364323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009592     Document Type: Article

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