Modulation of the equatorial F-region by the quasi-16-day planetary wave

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Pedatella, N M ^a   Forbes, J M ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; CONSTANT ALTITUDE; ELECTRON DENSITIES; F-REGION; IN-SITU; LOCAL TIME; MAGNETIC LATITUDE; PLANETARY WAVE ACTIVITY; PLANETARY WAVES; TIME INTERVAL; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; ZONAL MEANS;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; E REGION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRONS;

DIEL VARIATION; ELECTRON DENSITY; EQUATORIAL WAVE; GEODYNAMO; GPS; IONOSPHERE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANETARY WAVE;

EID: 68249158106     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL037809     Document Type: Article

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