Modeling of VHF scintillation observed at low latitude

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 208, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Singh, S B ^a   Patel, K ^b   Patel, R P ^c   Singh, A K ^a,b   Singh, R P ^a  

^a VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLAR ENERGY;

AMPLITUDE SCINTILLATION; DENSITY MODELING; DERIVED PARAMETERS; GEOPHYSICAL CONDITIONS; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; LINEAR GROWTH RATE; LOW LATITUDES; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITIES;

SCINTILLATION;

EID: 77950484778     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/208/1/012065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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