Geometric modulation: A more effective method of steerable ELF/VLF wave generation with continuous HF heating of the lower ionosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Cohen, M B ^a   Inan, U S ^a   Golkowski M A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; HEATING; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

LOWER IONOSPHERE; WAVE GENERATION; ELF/VLF;

MODULATION;

AMPLITUDE; ANTENNA; IONOSPHERE; RADIO WAVE; WAVE GENERATION;

EID: 50849117857     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034061     Document Type: Article

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