Nighttime F-region morphology in the low and middle latitudes seen from DMSP F15 and TIMED/GUVI

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1672-1681

  Kil, Hyosub ^a   DeMajistre, Robert ^a   Paxton, Larry J ^a   Zhang, Yongliang ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equatorial ionization anomaly; F region plasma distribution; Low latitude ionosphere; Neutral wind

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA FLOW; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND EFFECTS;

EQUATORIAL IONIZATION ANOMALY; HEMISPHERIC ASSYMETRIES; PLASMA DISTRIBUTION;

F REGION;

F REGION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IONIZATION; MAGNETIC DECLINATION; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA; RADIANCE; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 33748458917     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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