Precipitating protons and their role in ionization of the polar ionosphere

Cosmic Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 210-218

  Smirnova, N V ^a   Lyakhov, A N ^a   Setzer, Yu I ^a   Osepian, A P ^b   Meng, C I ^c   Smith, R ^d   Stenbaek Nielsen, H C ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOSPHERE DYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

^b POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOIONIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADARS; INTEGRATED ENERGETIC FLUX; POLAR IONOSPHERE;

PROTONS;

EID: 3142678837     PISSN: 00109525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COSM.0000033296.08433.94     Document Type: Article

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