Multi-hop whistler-mode ELF/VLF signals and triggered emissions excited by the HAARP HF heater

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Inan, U S ^a   Golkowski M ^a   Carpenter, D L ^a   Reddell, N ^a,b   Moore, R C ^a   Bell, T F ^a   Paschal, E ^c   Kossey, P ^d   Kennedy, E ^e   Meth, S Z ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^c Whistler Radio Services   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

2403 Ionosphre: Active experiments; 2483 Ionosphere: Wave particle interactions; 2736 Magnetospheric physics: Magnetosphere ionosphere interactions; 2794 Magnetospheric physics: Instruments and techniques

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EQUATORIAL INTERACTIONS; HEATERS; SIGNAL DISPERSION; SIGNAL REFLECTION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 20044361995     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021647     Document Type: Article

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