On the onset of HF-induced airglow at HAARP

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A2, 2004, Pages

  Mishin, E V ^a   Burke, W J ^b   Pedersen, T ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial airglow onset; HF modification experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749103349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010205     Document Type: Article

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