Comparing F region ionospheric irregularity observations from C/NOFS and Jicamarca

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Hysell, D L ^a   Hedden, R B ^a   Chau, J L ^b   Galindo, F R ^b   Roddy, P A ^c   Pfaff, R F ^d  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; F REGION; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA JETS; RADIO NAVIGATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SPACE PROBES;

COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; DOPPLER SHIFTS; EQUATORIAL SPREAD F; FORECAST SYSTEMS; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; JICAMARCA RADIO OBSERVATORY; PLASMA DRIFTS; RADAR DATA; SPACE AND TIME; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; STATE PARAMETERS; VERTICAL COMPONENT;

PLASMAS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON DENSITY; F REGION; PLASMA; PROBE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SCATTERING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 72149096799     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038983     Document Type: Article

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