The effects of the pre-reversal drift, the EIA asymmetry, and magnetic activity on the equatorial spread F during solar maximum

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 745-751

  Lee, C C ^a   Liu, J Y ^b   Reinisch, B W ^c   Chen, W S ^b   Chu, F D ^b,d  

^a CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionospheric irregularities; equatorial ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 18744367519     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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