Signatures of 2-day wave in the E-region electric fields and their relationship to winds and ionospheric currents

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 631-638

  Aveiro, H C ^a   Denardini, C M ^a   Abdu, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Equatorial ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; E REGION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; OSCILLATION; PERIODICITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WIND;

EID: 72149100253     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-631-2009     Document Type: Article

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