A possible origin for large aspect angle "HAIR" echoes seen by SuperDARN radars in the E region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 767-772

  Drexler, Josef ^a,b   St Maurice, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionospheric irregularities; plasma waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

E REGION; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 18744363008     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-767-2005     Document Type: Article

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