The effect of gravity and pressure in the electrodynamics of the low-latitude ionosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A5, 2004, Pages

  Eccles, J Vincent ^a  

^a Space Environment Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Currents; Dynamo; Electric fields; Ionosphere; Low altitude

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644753553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010023     Document Type: Article

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