Day-to-day variability of equatorial and low latitude F-region ionosphere in the Indian zone

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1269-1277

  Dabas, R S ^a   Sharma, Neerja ^b   Pillai, M G K ^a   Gwal, A K ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Equatorial electojet; Equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA); Ionosphere; Ionospheric F region

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GEOMAGNETISM; IONIZATION; RADIO COMMUNICATION; SUN;

EQUATORIAL ELECTROJET; EQUATORIAL IONIZATION ANOMALY (EIA); MAGNETIC ACTIVITY; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

F REGION;

F REGION; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONIZATION; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 33745185349     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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