Statistical description of low-latitude plasma blobs as observed by DMSP F15 and KOMPSAT-1

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 650-654

  Park, J ^a   Min, K W ^b,d   Kim, V P ^c   Kil, H ^d   Kim, H J ^b   Lee, J J ^b   Lee, E ^e   Kim, S J ^b   Lee, D Y ^f   Hairston, M ^g  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ observation; Ionospheric climatology; Low latitude ionosphere; Plasma blob; Topside irregularity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; PLASMA DENSITY; SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH;

DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM (DMSP); IONOSPHERIC CLIMATOLOGY; LOW-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE; PLASMA BLOB; TOPSIDE IRREGULARITY;

PLASMAS;

EID: 38149048336     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.04.089     Document Type: Article

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