Velocity of E-region HF echoes under strongly-driven electrojet conditions

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 235-250

  Gorin, J D ^a   Koustov, A V ^a   Makarevich, R A ^b   St Maurice, J P ^a   Nozawa, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Ionospheric irregularities)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; E REGION; ECHO SOUNDING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROJET; ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD;

EID: 84856370279     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-30-235-2012     Document Type: Article

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