The analysis of ionospheric variations before Wenchuan earthquake with DEMETER data

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-19

  Zeng, Zhong Chao ^a,b   Zhang, Bei ^a,b   Fang, Guang You ^b   Wang, Dong Feng ^b   Yin, He Jun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS   (China)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic emission; LAI coupling; Plasma density; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON DENSITY; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

EID: 67649259232     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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