Using the 630.0-nm nightglow emission as a surrogate for the ionospheric Pedersen conductivity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A6, 2003, Pages

  Makela, Jonathan J ^a   Kelley, Michael C ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

630.0 nm; Airglow imaging; Pedersen conductivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 7044243236     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009894     Document Type: Article

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