Initial ionospheric observations made by the new Resolute incoherent scatter radar and comparison to solar wind IMF

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Bahcivan, Hasan ^a   Tsunoda, Roland ^a   Nicolls, Michael ^a   Heinselman, Craig ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; F REGION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA JETS; RADAR; SOLAR WIND;

DENSITY ENHANCEMENT; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERIC CONVECTION; IONOSPHERIC PLASMAS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; F REGION; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLAR REGION; RADAR ALTIMETRY; SOLAR WIND; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 77955721057     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL043632     Document Type: Article

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