Simulations of plasma clouds in the midlatitude e region ionosphere with implications for type i and type II quasiperiodic echoes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Hysell, D L ^a,b   Yamamoto, M ^a   Fukao, S ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2439 ionosphere: Ionospheric irregularities; 2443 ionosphere: Midlatitude ionosphere; 2447 ionosphere: Modeling and forecasting; 2471 ionosphere: Plasma waves and instabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844557917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009291     Document Type: Article

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