Long-term analysis of ionospheric polar patches based on CHAMP TEC data

Radio Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 289-301

  Noja, M ^a   Stolle, C ^b   Park, J ^a   Luhr H ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CHAMP; Ionospheric Irregularities; Polar Patches; TEC

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR ENERGY;

CHAMP; HIGH DENSITY PLASMAS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERIC IRREGULARITIES; MAGNETIC LOCAL TIME; PARTICLE PRECIPITATION; POLAR PATCHES; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 84880340861     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rds.20033     Document Type: Article

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