Distinguishing ionospheric models using Schumann resonance spectra

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Williams, Earle R ^a   Mushtak, Vadim C ^a   Nickolaenko, Alexander P ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b A USIKOV INSTITUTE OF RADIO PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; IONOSPHERE; LIGHTNING; RESONANCE;

EID: 33847092156     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006944     Document Type: Article

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