Control of equatorial ionospheric morphology by atmospheric tides

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Immel, T J ^a   Sagawa, E ^b   England, S L ^a   Henderson, S B ^c   Hagan, M E ^d   Mende, S B ^a   Frey, H U ^a   Swenson, C M ^c   Paxton, L J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Utah State University   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E REGION; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; TIDES; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC TIDES; IONOSPHERIC DENSITIES; SPACE WEATHER;

IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; EQUATORIAL WAVE; IONOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 33845633826     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026161     Document Type: Article

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