Coordinated optical and radar observations of ionospheric pumping for a frequency pass through the second electron gyroharmonic at HAARP

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Kosch, M J ^a,b,c   Pedersen, T ^a   Mishin, E ^d   Oyama, S ^e,f   Hughes, J ^g   Senior, A ^b   Watkins, B ^e   Bristow, B ^e  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548393197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012146     Document Type: Article

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