Seasonal and solar activity changes of electron temperature in the F-region and topside ionosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 970-974

  Sethi, N K ^a   Pandey, V K ^a   Mahajan, K K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Arecibo radar; Electron temperature; Incoherent scatter radar; Ionosphere; Solar activity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRONS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INCOHERENT SCATTERERS (IS); SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOLAR ACTIVITIES;

IONOSPHERE;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 16544371496     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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