A 2-D comparison of ionospheric convection derived from SuperDARN and DMSP measurements

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1259-1266

  Xu, L ^a   Koustov, A V ^b   Xu, J S ^a   Drayton, R A ^b   Huo, L ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 D comparison; Ion drift; Plasma convection

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; IONS; RADAR ASTRONOMY; SATELLITES; SPACE-BASED RADAR; VELOCITY;

2-D COMPARISON; ION DRIFTS; IONOSPHERIC CONVECTION; PLASMA CONVECTION; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; SUPER DUAL AURORAL RADAR NETWORK;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 49249101252     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.06.044     Document Type: Article

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