Numerical simulation of mid-latitude ionospheric E-region based on SEEK and SEEK-2 observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2377-2384

  Yokoyama, T ^a,c   Yamamoto, Mamoru ^a   Fukao, Shoichiro ^a   Takahashi, T ^b   Tanaka, M ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ionospheric irregularities; Mid latitude ionosphere; Numerical simulation studies

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 27844446579     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-2377-2005     Document Type: Article

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