Modeling the UT effect in global distribution of ionospheric electric fields

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 637-645

  Lukianova, R ^a   Christiansen, F ^b  

^a ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conductance; Convection; Field aligned currents; Ionospheric electric field

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SATELLITES; SOLAR RADIATION;

FIELD-ALIGNED CURRENTS; SOLAR LUMINOSITY; UNIVERSAL TIME EFFECT;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 38949136980     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.08.047     Document Type: Article

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