Equatorial evening prereversal electric field enhancement and sporadic E layer disruption: A manifestation of E and F region coupling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A6, 2003, Pages

  Abdu, M A ^a   MacDougall, J W ^b   Batista, I S ^a   Sobral, J H A ^a   Jayachandran, P T ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

E F region electrical coupling; E layer winds; Equatorial ionosphere; Equatorial prereversal electric field; Magnetic disturbances; Sporadic E layer

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442521100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009285     Document Type: Article

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