Role of E region conductivity in the development of equatorial ionospheric plasma bubbles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Bhattacharyya, Archana ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COUPLINGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS;

MODE COUPLING EQUATIONS; PLASMA BUBBLES;

GEOPHYSICS;

E REGION; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 18544398628     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl018960     Document Type: Article

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