Finite-difference time-domain modeling of infrasound from pulsating auroras and comparison with recent observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  De Larquier, Sebastien ^a   Pasko, Victor P ^a   Stenbaek Nielsen, Hans C ^b   Wilson, Charles R ^b   Olson, John V ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORAL ELECTRONS; DEPOSITED ENERGY; ENERGY FLUXES; FDTD MODEL; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN MODELING; INFRASOUND; PRESSURE PERTURBATION; PRESSURE WAVES; PULSATING AURORAS; QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATION;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; AURORA; ELECTROJET; ELECTRON; ENERGY FLUX; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOMETRY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 77949848862     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL042124     Document Type: Article

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