Effect of solar and magnetic activity on VHF scintillations near the equatorial anomaly crest

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2849-2860

  Singh, R P ^a   Patel, R P ^a   Singh, A K ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionosphere irregularities; equatorial ionosphere); Radio science (ionospheric propagation)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 6044247413     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-2849-2004     Document Type: Article

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