Climatic trends in E-region critical frequency and virtual height above Tromsø (70° N, 10° E)

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2351-2357

  Hall, C M ^a   Brekke, A ^a   Cannon, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; E REGION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADAR; SEASON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; TROMS;

EID: 36749061832     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-2351-2007     Document Type: Article

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