High-resolution electron temperature measurements using the plasma line asymmetry

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Nicolls, M J ^a,b   Sulzer, M P ^b   Aponte, N ^b   Seal, R ^b   Nikoukar, R ^c   Gonzalez S A ^b  

^a School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

^b ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PLASMA THEORY; RADAR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; IONS; PHOTONS;

ELECTRON CURRENT; PLASMA LINE ASYMMETRY;

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE;

ASYMMETRY; ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLASMA; RADAR; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRON CURRENTS; HIGH RESOLUTION; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; KINETIC PLASMAS; LINE MEASUREMENTS; LONG PULSE; PLASMA LINES;

EID: 34548036115     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027222     Document Type: Article

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