A first comparison of irregularity and ion drift velocity measurements in the E-region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2375-2389

  Makarevich, R A ^a,b   Honary, F ^b   Howells, V S C ^c   Koustov, A V ^d   Milan, S E ^e   Davies, J A ^c   Senior, A ^b   Mccrea, I W ^c   Dyson, P L ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E REGION; F REGION; FLOW VELOCITY; MAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 33751120395     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-2375-2006     Document Type: Article

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