High latitude convection based on long-term incoherent scatter radar observations in North America

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 10-11 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1273-1291

  Zhang, Shun Rong ^a   Holt, John M ^a   McCready, Mary ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Incoherent scatter radar; Ionospheric convection; Ionospheric model; Magnetosphere ionosphere coupling

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADAR; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE COUPLING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 34447100321     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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