A review of imaging low-latitude ionospheric irregularity processes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1441-1458

  Makela, Jonathan J ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Airglow; Equatorial instabilities; Low latitude ionosphere; Optical remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING;

AIRGLOW; LOW-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY PROCESS;

IONOSPHERE;

IMAGING METHOD; IONOSPHERE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 33747856439     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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