Onset conditions for equatorial spread F determined during EQUIS II

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Hysell, Dave L ^a   Larsen, M F ^b   Swenson, Charles M ^c   Barjatya, Aroh ^c   Wheeler, T F ^d   Sarango, M F ^e   Woodman, Ron F ^e   Chau, J L ^e  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Utah State University   (United States)

^d The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA FLOW; PLASMA WAVES; SHEAR FLOW; WIND;

EQUATORIAL SPREAD F (ESF); LARGE-SCALE PLASMA WAVES; LOWER THERMOSPHERIC WIND PROFILES; PLASMA SHEAR FLOW; POSTSUNSET IONOSPHERE;

IONOSPHERE;

ELECTRON DENSITY; F REGION; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 32644434555     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024743     Document Type: Article

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