Seasonal variation of HF radar F region echo occurrence in the midnight sector

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A6, 2004, Pages

  Koustov, A V ^a   Sofko, G J ^a   Andre D ^a   Danskin, D W ^b   Benkevitch, L V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diurnal; F region HF echo occurrence; Ionospheric conductance; Irregularity production; Refraction; Seasonal and solar cycle variations

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849111681     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010337     Document Type: Article

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