Evidence for solar-production as a source of polar-cap plasma

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1093-1102

  Pryse, S E ^a   Sims, R W ^a   Moen, J ^b,c   Kersley, L ^a   Lorentzen, D ^c   Denig, W F ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (polar ionosphere; plasma temerature; plasma convection)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; F REGION; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA; RADAR IMAGERY; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 2442481859     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1093-2004     Document Type: Article

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