The quiet auroral ionosphere and its neutral background

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 943-948

  Friedrich, M ^a   Harrich, M ^b   Steiner, R J ^b   Torkar, K M ^b   Lubken F J ^c  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auroral ionosphere; High latitude atmosphere; Ionosphere

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IONIZATION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; OPTICAL RADAR; ROCKETS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; SCANDINAVIAN MEASUREMENTS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOLAR ZENITH ANGLES;

IONOSPHERE;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 9644253712     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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