Direct comparison of nonmigrating tidal signatures in the electrojet, vertical plasma drift and equatorial ionization anomaly

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 75-76, Issue , 2012, Pages 31-43

  Luhr H ^a   Rother, M ^a   Hausler K ^a   Fejer, B ^b   Alken, P ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Low latitude ionospheric dynamics; Nonmigrating tides; Thermosphere ionosphere coupling; Waves and tides

Indexed keywords

DATA SOURCE; DIRECT INTERACTIONS; EQUATORIAL ELECTROJET; EQUATORIAL IONIZATION ANOMALY; IONOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; NONMIGRATING TIDES; PLASMA DRIFTS; RELATIVE AMPLITUDE; SEMI-DIURNAL; SOLAR MAXIMA; THERMOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; PLASMAS;

TIDES;

EID: 84856200562     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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