Ionospheric plasma blobs observed by OI 630 nm all-sky imaging in the Brazilian tropical sector during the major geomagnetic storm of April 6-7, 2000

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Pimenta, A A ^a   Sahai, Y ^b   Bittencourt, J A ^a   Rich, F J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); GEOMAGNETISM; PLASMA DENSITY; STORMS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSONDES; PLASMA BLOBS;

F REGION;

F REGION; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IMAGING METHOD; IONOSPHERE; PLASMA;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548027013     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028529     Document Type: Article

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