Two-day wave coupling of the low-latitude atmosphere-ionosphere system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Pancheva, D V ^a   Mukhtarov, P J ^b   Shepherd, M G ^c   Mitchell, N J ^a   Fritts, D C ^d   Riggin, D M ^d   Franke, S J ^e   Batista, P P ^f   Abdu, M A ^f   Batista, I S ^f   Clemesha, B R ^f   Kikuchi, T ^g  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Colorado Research Associates Division of Northwest Research Associates ^*  (United States)

^e University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^g NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; CURRENT; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTRON DENSITY; F REGION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; TROPICAL REGION;

EID: 33947508063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011562     Document Type: Article

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