A conductivity model for the Brazilian equatorial E-region: Initial results

Revista Brasileira de Geofisica

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 87-94

  Denardini, Clezio Marcos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aeronomy; Field aligned conductivity; Ionosphere; Local conductivity; Model

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON DENSITY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 38649132570     PISSN: 0102261X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-261x2007000600011     Document Type: Article

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