Response of the equatorial electrojet to solar flare related X-ray flux enhancements

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-242

  Manju, G ^a   Viswanathan, K S ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Equatorial electrojet; Magnetic crochet; Radar; Solar flare effect

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 21844464586     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03351819     Document Type: Article

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