The first coordinated observations of mid-latitude E-region quasi-periodic radar echoes and lower thermospheric 557.7-nm airglow

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2391-2399

  Ogawa, T ^a   Otsuka, Y ^a   Onoma, F ^a   Shiokawa, K ^a   Yamamoto, Mamoru ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Ionosphere atmosphere interactions; Ionospheric irregularities; Mid latitude ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; E REGION; IONOSPHERE; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 27844559417     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-2391-2005     Document Type: Article

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