Analysis of equatorial plasma bubble zonal drift velocities in the Pacific sector by imaging techniques

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 701-709

  Yao, D ^a   Makela, J J ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; GEOMETRY; IMAGING METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA; SOLAR ACTIVITY; ZONAL FLOW;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047191810     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-701-2007     Document Type: Article

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