Trends in the F2 ionospheric layer due to long-term variations in the Earth's magnetic field

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 1602-1609

  Elias, Ana G ^a,b  

^a CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dip angle; Earth's magnetic field; hmF2; Long term trend

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING PLASMA; DIP ANGLE; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; HMF2; LONG-TERM TREND; LONG-TERM VARIATIONS; NEUTRAL WINDS; SECULAR VARIATION;

GEOMAGNETISM; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 69249206888     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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