Spread F - An old equatorial aeronomy problem finally resolved?

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1915-1934

  Woodman, R F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOFÍSICO DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Equatorial ionosphere; Ionospheric irregularities); Space plasma physics (Waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON DENSITY; F REGION; GRAVITY WAVE; INSTABILITY; IONIZATION; PLASMA;

EID: 72149100073     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-1915-2009     Document Type: Article

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