The impact of PMSE and NLC particles on VLF propagation

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1563-1574

  Nunn, D ^a   Clilverd, M A ^b   Rodger, C J ^c   Thomson, N R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electromagnetism (wave propagation); Ionosphere (polar ionosphere); Radioscience (ionospheric propagation)

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; IONOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; POLAR REGION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 2442622546     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1563-2004     Document Type: Article

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