Derivation and test of ionospheric activity indices from real-time ionosonde observations in the European region

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2075-2090

  Bremer, J ^a   Cander, Lj R ^b   Mielich, J ^a   Stamper, R ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosonde measurements; Ionosphere; Ionospheric activity indices; Solar disturbances

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

IONOSONDE MEASUREMENTS; IONOSPHERIC ACTIVITY INDICES; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR DISTURBANCES;

IONOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CORONAL MASS EJECTION; DISTURBANCE; ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33751197031     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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