Two-dimensional imaging of the development phase of plasma instabilities in the earth's ionosphere

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2 I, 2005, Pages 502-503

  Makela, Jonathan J ^a   Kelley, Michael C ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

CIS; F layer; Ionosphere; Optical emission; Plasma instability; Storm

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; F REGION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IONOSPHERE; LIGHT EMISSION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; STORMS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CONVECTIVE IONOSPHERIC STORM (CIS); OPTICAL EMISSION; TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

PLASMA STABILITY;

EID: 18844429471     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.845119     Document Type: Article

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