Three-dimensional modeling of equatorial spread F airglow enhancements

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Krall, J ^a   Huba, J D ^b   Martinis, C R ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW DEPLETIONS; ALL-SKY; BOSTON UNIVERSITY; EQUATORIAL SPREAD F; IONOSPHERE MODELS; MERIDIONAL WINDS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ZONAL WIND;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

IONOSPHERE;

AIRGLOW; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; IMAGING METHOD; IONOSPHERE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 67651115498     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038441     Document Type: Article

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