Time and scale size of planetary wave signatures in the ionospheric F region: Role of the geomagnetic activity and mesosphere/lower thermosphere winds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A11, 2003, Pages

  Altadill, D ^a   Apostolov, E M ^a  

^a CSIC URL Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica del Ebro OE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatology of planetary wave signatures in the ionosphere; Longitudinal size of planetary wave signatures in the ionosphere; Sources of origin of planetary wave signatures in the ionosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905334456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010015     Document Type: Article

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