Equivalent electron densities at reflection heights of tweek atmospherics in the low-middle latitude D-region ionosphere

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 627-635

  Ohya, H ^a   Nishino, M ^b   Murayama, Y ^c   Igarashi, K ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cut off frequency; Equivalent electron densities (reflection heights); Tweek atmospherics

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 20544457761     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352469     Document Type: Article

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