Solar cycle variability of nighttime topside helium ion concentrations over Arecibo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A7, 2004, Pages

  González, Sixto A ^a,e   Sulzer, Michael P ^a,e   Nicolls, Michael J ^a,c,e   Kerr, Robert B ^b,d  

^a ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^b Scientific Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Arecibo; Helium ion; Ionosphere; Midlatitude; Topside; Transition altitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844512105     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010100     Document Type: Article

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