Coupling effect of the equatorial F region irregularities on the low latitude E region instability processes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 2004, Pages

  Patra, A K ^a   Sripathi, S ^a   Tiwari, D ^b  

^a National MST Radar Facility   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

2415 Ionosphere: Equatorial ionosphere; 2437 Ionosphere: Ionospheric dynamics; 2439 Ionosphere: Ionospheric irregularities; 2471 Ionosphere: Plasma waves and instabilities; 5729 Planetology: Fluid planets: Ionospheres (2459)

Indexed keywords

COUPLINGS; ECHO SUPPRESSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PHASE EQUILIBRIA; F REGION; LANDFORMS; RADAR;

COUPLING EFFECTS; REGION IRREGULARITIES;

RADAR; E REGION;

IONOSPHERE;

COUPLING EFFECT; FIELD CONDITIONS; LOW LATITUDES; MAGNETIC EQUATOR; MAGNETIC FIELD LINE; PLASMA BUBBLE; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVATION;

EID: 9744269893     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020486     Document Type: Article

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