Diurnal and seasonal variation of the ionogram-derived scale height at the F2 peak

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 967-971

  Zhang, Man Lian ^a   Reinisch, Bodo W ^b   Shi, Jian Kui ^a   Wu, Shun Zhi ^a   Wang, Xiao ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diurnal and seasonal variation; Ionogram; Low latitude ionosphere; Scale height

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE RESEARCH;

DIURNAL AND SEASONAL VARIATION; IONOGRAM; LOW LATITUDE IONOSPHERE; SCALE HEIGHT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 33646440010     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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