Maps of foF2, hmF2, and plasma frequency above F2-layer peak in the night-time low-latitude ionosphere derived from Intercosmos-19 satellite topside sounding data

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1827-1835

  Deminova, G F ^a  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; LATITUDE; MAP; PLASMA; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 34548319582     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-1827-2007     Document Type: Article

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