Observational evidences on the influences of tropical lower atmospheric ∼20 day oscillation on the ionospheric equatorial electrojet

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 523-538

  Ramkumar, T K ^a   Bhavanikumar, Y ^a   Narayana Rao, D ^a   Gurubaran, S ^b   Narendra Babu, A ^a   Ghosh, A K ^a   Rajaram, R ^b  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

Author keywords

Equatorial electrojet; Slow Kelvin waves; Solar influences; Vertical coupling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; E REGION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAXIMUM ENTROPY METHODS; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR; SOLAR ENERGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TROPICS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE PROFILES; DYNAMICAL PARAMETERS; EQUATORIAL ELECTROJET; HIGH ENERGY RADIATION; IONOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; KELVIN WAVES; SOLAR INFLUENCE; VERTICAL COUPLING;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84988969809     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.03.026     Document Type: Article

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