Forcing of the ionosphere from above and below during the Arctic winter of 2005/2006

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 193-205

  Mukhtarov, Pl ^a   Andonov, B ^a   Borries, C ^b   Pancheva, D ^a   Jakowski, N ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic activity; Ionospheric plasma; Solar wind; Total electron content; Zonally traveling and zonally symmetric oscillations

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVES; CORONAL HOLE; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; IONOSPHERIC CURRENT; IONOSPHERIC PLASMA; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS; PLANETARY WAVES; SOLAR WIND SPEED; SUNSPOT NUMBER; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; ZONAL WAVENUMBER;

GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA;

EID: 74149094587     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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