Signatures of equatorial midnight temperature maximum as observed from in situ and ground-based ionospheric measurements in the Indian sector

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Niranjan, K ^a   Brahmanandam, P S ^a   Srivani, B ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRGLOW; F REGION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; IONOSPHERE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOSPHERE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; VISAKHAPATNAM;

EID: 33846417638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011386     Document Type: Article

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