Electric field measurements in a NLC/PMSE region during the MASS/ECOMA campaign

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1423-1430

  Shimogawa, M ^a   Holzworth, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (Aerosols and particles); Ionosphere (Electric fields and currents); Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Atmospheric electricity)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; IONOSPHERE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEOROLOGY; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD;

NORWAY;

EID: 70350554026     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-1423-2009     Document Type: Article

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