Three-dimensional simulation of equatorial spread-F with meridional wind effects

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1821-1830

  Krall, J ^a   Huba, J D ^a   Joyce, G ^b   Zalesak, S T ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ICARUS RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere Equatorial ionosphere; Ionosphereatmosphere interactions; Ionospheric irregularities

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; F REGION; IONIC COMPOSITION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND FORCING;

EID: 67649534834     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-1821-2009     Document Type: Article

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