Direct observations of the evolution of polar cap ionization patches

Science

Volumn 340, Issue 6127, 2013, Pages 1597-1600

  Zhang, Qing He ^a   Zhang, Bei Chen ^a   Lockwood, Michael ^b   Hu, Hong Qiao ^a   Moen, Jøran ^c   Ruohoniemi, J Michael ^d   Thomas, Evan G ^d   Zhang, Shun Rong ^e   Yang, Hui Gen ^a   Liu, Rui Yuan ^a   McWilliams, Kathryn A ^b,f   Baker, Joseph B H ^d  

^a POLAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; ICE CAP; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; NAVIGATION; POLAR REGION; RADAR; TELECOMMUNICATION; WEATHER;

ARTICLE; IONIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATELLITE CELL; SPACE; TELECOMMUNICATION; WEATHER;

EID: 84875530975     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1231487     Document Type: Article

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