Equatorial ionospheric responses to high-intensity long-duration auroral electrojet activity (HILDCAA)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Sobral, José Humberto A ^a   Abdu, Mangalathayil A ^a   Gonzalez, Walter D ^a   Gonzalez, Alicia C ^a   Tsurutani, Bruce T ^b   Da Silva, Renato R L ^a   Barbosa, Isabela G ^a   Arruda, Daniela C S ^a   Denardini, Clezio M ^a   Zamlutti, Carlos J ^a   Guarnieri, Fernando ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROJET; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE;

BRAZIL; CACHOEIRA PAULISTA; CEARA; FORTALEZA; MARANHAO; SAO LUIS; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33947515347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011393     Document Type: Article

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