Critical frequency foF2 as an indicator of trends in thermospheric dynamics

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1430-1440

  Danilov, A D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Long term trends; Thermospheric circulation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITICAL FREQUENCIES; GROUND BASED; LONG-TERM CHANGES; LONG-TERM TRENDS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; THERMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; THERMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; THREE PARAMETERS;

IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 68249106623     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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