Spectral characteristics of scintillations producing ionospheric irregularities in the Indian region

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-59

  Banola, Sridhar ^a   Pathan, B M ^a   Rao, D R K ^a   Chandra, H ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Equatorial ionosphere; Fade rate; Ionospheric irregularities; VHF Scintillation

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 21844440624     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351805     Document Type: Article

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