Ionospheric variations observed by the DEMETER satellite in the mid-latitude region during strong earthquakes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1524-1540

  Sarkar, S ^a   Gwal, A K ^a   Parrot, Michel ^b  

^a BARKATULLAH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LPCE CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

DEMETER; Earthquakes; Electron density; Ion density; Mid latitude ionosphere

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; IONOSPHERE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WEATHER SATELLITES;

EPICENTER; IN SITU MEASUREMENTS; ION DENSITY; IONOSPHERIC VARIATIONS; MID-LATITUDE IOMOSPHERE;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 34548017162     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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