Simulation of the nonlinear evolution of the sporadic-E layer instability in the nighttime midlatitude ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

  Cosgrove, Russell B ^a   Tsunoda, Roland T ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Instabilities; Ionospheric irregularities; Midlatitude ionosphere; Sporadic E

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844480285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009728     Document Type: Article

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