Observations of D-region structure and atmospheric tides with PFISR during active aurora

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 688-696

  Janches, D ^a   Fritts, D C ^a   Nicolls, M J ^b   Heinselman, C J ^b  

^a CoRA Division ^*  (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

D region; MLT; Tides

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE RANGES; ATMOSPHERIC TIDES; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON DENSITIES; HF RADARS; HIGH PRECISION; HORIZONTAL WINDS; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADARS; MESOSPHERE AND LOWER THERMOSPHERES; MLT; POKER FLATS; POLAR CAPS; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHOES; SEMI DIURNALS; SPECTRAL INFORMATIONS; SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS; ZONAL WINDS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; D REGION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; RADAR; TIDES;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 67349150110     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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