Modeling the climatology of equatorial plasma bubbles observed by DMSP

Radio Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Retterer, J M ^a   Gentile, L C ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR; EQUATORIAL PLASMA BUBBLE; EQUATORIAL SPREAD F; FIRST PRINCIPLE MODELS; FORECASTING SYSTEM; GEOMAGNETIC EQUATOR; INPUT PARAMETER; LONGITUDINAL VARIATIONS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; PACIFIC SECTOR; PLASMA DRIFTS; POLAR-ORBITING; RADIO SCINTILLATION; SOLAR CYCLE;

CLIMATOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; LUMINESCENCE; PLASMA DENSITY; SCINTILLATION; SOLAR ENERGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PLASMAS;

EID: 76749116707     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008RS004057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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