The role of atomic oxygen concentration in the ionization balance of the lower ionosphere during solar proton events

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-143

  Osepian, A ^a   Tereschenko, V ^a   Dalin, P ^b   Kirkwood, S ^b  

^a POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; OXYGEN; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 38949208938     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-131-2008     Document Type: Article

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