Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 2004: Vol 66 Table of Contents

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LIST OF CONTENTS
Number 1
A. G. Burns, T. L. Killeen, W. Wang and R. G. Roble: The solar-cycle-dependent response of the
thermosphere to geomagnetic storms
S. D. Zhang, F. Yi and X. Hu: MF radar observation of mean wind and tides of winter mesopause (80-98 km)
region over Wuhan (30°N, 114°E)
P. R. Nair, K. Parameswaran, S. V. S. Kumar and R. Rajan: Continental influence on the spatial distribution
of particulate loading over the Indian Ocean during winter season
W. N. Chen, C. C. Tsao and J. B. Nee: Rayleigh lidar temperature measurements in the upper troposphere
and lower stratosphere
D. K. Sharma, J. Rai, M. Israil, P. Subrahmanyam, P. Chopra and S. C. Garg: Enhancement in ionospheric
temperatures during thunderstorms
E. B. Shume and D. L. Hysell: Spectral analysis of plasma drift measurements from the AE-E satellite:
evidence of an inertial subrange in equatorial spread F
A. Ortiz, V. Domingo, B. Sanahuja and C. Frohlich: Excess facular emission from an isolated active region
during solar minimum: the example of NOAA AR 7978
W. M. McRae and N. R. Thomson: Solar flare induced ionospheric D-region enhancements from VLF phase
and amplitude observations
A. V. Pavlov and N. M. Pavlova: Comparison of the measured and modeled electron densities and
temperatures in the ionosphere and plasmasphere during 14-16 May 1991
S. P. Zhang, J. P. Thayer, R. G. Roble, J. E. Salah, G. G. Shepherd, L. P. Goncharenko and
Q. H. Zhou: Latitudinal variations of neutral wind structures in the lower thermosphere for
the March equinox period
International Geophysical Calendar 2004 (Final)
J.l. Moen and B.T. Tsurutani: Editorial
C.-C. Wu, K. Liou, R.P. Lepping and C.-l. Meng: Identification of substorms within storms
D. Summers, C. Ma, N.P. Meredith, R.B. Horne, R.M. Thorne and R.R. Anderson: Modeling outer-zone
relativistic electron response to whistler-mode chorus activity during substorms
B.T. Tsurutani, W.D. Gonzalez, X.-Y. Zhou, R.P. Lepping and V. Bothmer: Properties of slow magnetic
clouds
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X.-Y. Zhou and B.T. Tsurutani: Dawn and dusk auroras caused by gradual, intense solar wind ram pressure
events
W.D. Gonzalez, A. Dal Lago, A.L. Clua de Gonzalez, L.E.A. Vieira and B.T. Tsurutani: Prediction of peak-Dst
from halo CME/magnetic cloud-speed observations
B.T. Tsurutani, W.D. Gonzalez, F. Guarnieri, Y. Kamide, X. Zhou and J.K. Arballo: Are
F. Soraas, K. Aarsnes, K. Oksavik, M.I. Sandanger, D.S. Evans and M.S. Greer: Evidence for particle
injection as the cause of Dy reduction during HILDCAA events
I.R. Mann, T.P. O’Brien and D.K. Milling: Correlations between ULF wave power, solar wind speed, and
relativistic electron flux in the magnetosphere: solar cycle dependence
Numbers 3-4
C.-C. Wu, C.D. Fry, J.-Y. Liu, K. Liou and C.-L. Tseng: Annual TEC variation in the equatorial anomaly region
during the solar minimum: September 1996-August 1997
M.V. Ratnam, C.M. Shen, W.N. Chen and J.B. Nee: Study on oxygen atmospheric band dayglow: global
and seasonal variations deduced from high-resolution Doppler imager observations
|. Charvatova and J. Strestik: Periodicities between 6 and 16 years in surface air temperature in possible
relation to solar inertial motion
A.J. Gerrard, T.J. Kane, J.P. Thayer and $.D. Eckermann: Concerning the upper stratospheric gravity wave
and mesospheric cloud relationship over Sondrestrom, Greenland
S.P. Namboothiri, P. Kishore, ¥.M urayama and K. Igarashi: MF radar observations of terdiurnal tide in the
mesosphere and lower thermosphere at Wakkanai (45.4° N, 141.7° E), Japan
B. Morel, P. Keckhut, H. Bencherif, A. Hauchecorne, G. Meégie and S. Baldy: Investigation
of the tidal variations in a 3-D dynamics-chemistry-transport model of the middle
atmosphere
A.Z. Liu and C.S. Gardner: Vertical dynamical transport of mesospheric constituents by dissipating gravity
D.M. Riggin, E. Kudeki and M. Sarango: Tropospheric and stratospheric momentum flux measurements
from radar wind data collected at Jicamarca
J.D. Mathews: Radio science issues surrounding HF/VHF/UHF radar meteor studies
P.K. Bhuyan, M. Chamua, P. Subrahmanyam and S.C. Garg: Diurnal, seasonal and latitudinal variations of
ion temperature measured by the SROSS C2 satellite in the Indian zone equatorial and low latitude
ionosphere and comparison with the IRI
M. Christl, A. Mangini, S. Holzkamper and C. Spotl: Evidence for a link between the flux of galactic cosmic
rays and Earth's climate during the past 200,000 years
Y. Li and J. Luhmann: Solar cycle control of the magnetic cloud polarity and the geoeffectiveness
Book Review
L.J. Lanzerotti: The high latitude ionosphere and its effects on radio propagation—R.D. Hunsucker, J.K.
Hargreaves
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Number 5
T. Killeen and J. Plane: Editorial
U. Villante, S. Lepidi, P. Francia and T. Bruno: Some aspects of the interaction of interplanetary shocks with
the Earth’s magnetosphere: an estimate of the propagation time through the magnetosheath
M. Aydogdu, A. Yesil and E. Giizel: The group refractive indices of HF waves in the ionosphere and
departure from the magnitude without collisions
M. Ravichandran and A.K. Kamra: A new technique to determine the lightning charge location from the
electric field vector measurements
T.B. Jones, D.M. Wright, J. Milner, T.K. Yeoman, T. Reid, P.J. Chapman and A. Senior: The detection of
atmospheric waves produced by the total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999
L.G. Blomberg, S. Eriksson, J.A. Cumnock, M. Yamauchi, J.H. Clemmons, G.T. Marklund,
P.-A. Lindqvist, T. Karlsson and R. Lundin: Solar wind—magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling: an event
study based on Freja data
J. Grant, R.G. Grainger, B.N. Lawrence, G.J. Fraser, HA. von Biel, D.N. WHeuff and
G.E. Plank: Retrieval of mesospheric electron densities using an optimal estimation inverse method .. .
S. Veretenenko and P. Thejll: Effects of energetic solar proton events on the cyclone development in the
North Atlantic
R.P. Singh, R. Singh, Lalmani, D. Hamar and J. Lichtenberger: Application of matched filtering to short
whistlers recorded at low latitudes
J.J. Sojka, M. David, R.W. Schunk, J.C. Foster and H.B. Vo: A modeling study of the F-region response to
Numbers 6-9
H. Takahashi, P. Batista, M. Hagan and G. Shepherd: Preface
Trends and Variability
N.M. Gavrilov, N.V. Karpova, C. Jacobi and A.N. Gavrilov: Morphology of atmospheric refraction index
variations at different altitudes from GPS/MET satellite observations
D. Offermann, M. Donner, P. Knieling and B. Naujokat: Middle atmosphere temperature changes and the
duration of summer
J.P. Russell, R.P. Lowe and W.E. Ward: Atomic oxygen annual and semi-annual variations in the
mesopause region for mid and equatorial latitudes
M.G. Shepherd, Y.J. Rochon, D. Offermann, M. Donner and P.J. Espy: Longitudinal variability of
mesospheric temperatures during equinox at middle and high latitudes
G.G. Shepherd, J. Stegman, W. Singer and R.G. Roble: Equinox transition in wind and airglow
observations
Planetary Scale Waves
W.J.R. French and G.B. Burns: The influence of large-scale oscillations on long-term trend assessment in
hydroxyl temperatures over Davis, Antarctica
P. Kishore, S.P. Namboothiri, K. Igarashi, S. Gurubaran, S. Sridharan, R. Rajaram and M. Venkat Ratnam:
MF radar observations of 6.5-day wave in the equatorial mesosphere and lower thermosphere
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R.S. Lieberman, J. Oberheide, M.E. Hagan, E.E. Remsberg and L.L. Gordley: Variability of diurnal tides and
planetary waves during November 1978-May 1979
L.M. Lima, P.P. Batista, H. Takahashi and B.R. Clemesha: Quasi-two-day wave observed by meteor radar at
D. Pancheva, N.J. Mitchell, A.H. Manson, C.E. Meek, Ch. Jacobi, Yu. Portnyagin, E. Merzlyakov, W.K.
Hocking, J. MacDougall, W. Singer, K. Igarashi, R.R. Clark, D.M. Riggin, S.J. Franke, D. Kirschner, A.N.
Fahrutdinova, A.M. Stepanov, B.L. Kashcheyev, A.N. Oleynikov and H.G. Muller: Variability of the quasi-2-
day wave observed in the MLT region during the PSMOS campaign of June-August 1999
R.A. Buriti, H. Takahashi, D. Gobbi, A.F. de Medeiros, A.A. Nepomuceno and L.M. Lima:
Semiannual oscillation of the mesospheric airglow at 7.4°S during the PSMOS observation period of
1998-2001
J. Fujii, T.N akamura, T. Tsuda and K. Shiokawa: Comparison of winds measured by MU radar and Fabry-
Perot interferometer and effect of 015577 airglow height variations
W.K. Hocking, W. Singer, J. Bremer, N.J. Mitchell, P. Batista, B.C lemesha and M. Donner : Meteor radar
temperatures at multiple sites derived with SKiYMET radars and compared to OH, rocket and lidar
measurements
S. Raizada, C.A. Tepley, D. Janches, J.S. Friedman, Q. Zhou and J.D. Mathews: Lidar observations of Ca
and K metallic layers from Arecibo and comparison with micrometeor sporadic activity
W. Singer, J. Bremer, J. Weifi, W.K. Hocking, J. Héffner, M. Donner and P. Espy: Meteor radar observations
at middle and Arctic latitudes Part 1: mean temperatures
T.G. Slanger, P.C. Cosby and D.L. Huestis: Co-variation of nightglow emission from the 0,(4°2;) and
O,(c'L, ) states and the oxygen green line, observed with the Keck |/Il telescopes
P.P. Batista, B.R. Clemesha, A.S. Tokumoto and L.M. Lima: Structure of the mean winds and tides in the
meteor region over Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil (22.7°S,45°W) and its comparison with models
N.M. Gavrilov, D.M. Riggin and D.C. Fritts: Interannual variations of the mean wind and gravity wave
variances in the middle atmosphere over Hawaii
A.F. Medeiros, R.A. Buriti, E.A. Machado, H. Takahashi, P.P. Batista, D.G obbi and M.J. Taylor: Comparison
of gravity wave activity observed by airglow imaging at two different latitudes in Brazil
E.R. Reisin and J. Scheer: Gravity wave activity in the mesopause region from airglow measurements at El
Leoncito
C.-Y. She: Initial full-diurnal-cycle mesopause region lidar observations: diurnal-means and _ tidal
perturbations of temperature and winds over Fort Collins, CO (41°N, 105°W)
J.-G. Xiong, W. Wan, B. Ning and L. Liu: First results of the tidal structure in the MLT revealed by Wuhan
Meteor Radar (30°40'N, 114°30’E)
E. Becker: Direct heating rates associated with gravity wave saturation
A.N. Belyaev and V.V. Alpatov: The climatological model of the gravity wave ensemble at the middle
atmosphere heights
G.G. Didebulidze, J.F. Kafkalidis and A.D. Pataraya: Coupling processes between atmospheric vortical
perturbations and acoustic-gravity waves in the mesosphere-thermosphere regions
N. Grieger, G. Schmitz and U. Achatz: The dependence of the nonmigrating diurnal tide in the mesosphere
and lower thermosphere on stationary planetary waves
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T. Horinouchi: Simulated breaking of convectively generated mesoscale gravity waves and airglow
modulation
H.-L. Liu and R.G. Roble: Dynamical processes related to the atomic oxygen equinox transition
S.L. Vadas and D.C. Fritts: Thermospheric responses to gravity waves arising from mesoscale convective
complexes
Number 10
Editorial
D.J. Knipp: Special Section on the Joint CEDAR-SCOSTEP Meeting
J.P. Thayer and J. Semeter: The convergence of magnetospheric energy flux in the polar atmosphere . .
R.A. Heelis: Electrodynamics in the low and middle latitude ionosphere: a tutorial
A.K. Smith: Physics and chemistry of the mesopause region
S.C. Chakravarty, J. Datta, S. Kamala and S.P. Gupta: High-resolution mesospheric layer structures from
MST radar backscatter echoes over low latitude
R.L. Collins and R.W. Smith: Evidence of damping and overturning of gravity waves in the Arctic
mesosphere: Na lidar and OH temperature observations
C.E. Meek, A.H. Manson, S.I. Martynenko, V.T. Rozumenko and O.F. Tyrnov: Remote sensing of
mesospheric electric fields using MF radars
Number 11
K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, T. Ogawa, H. Takahashi, T. Nakamura and T. Shimomai: Comparison of OH
rotational temperatures measured by the spectral airglow temperature imager (SATI) and by a tilting-filter
photometer
D.P. Galligan, G.E. Thomas and W.J. Baggaley: On the relationship between meteor height and ambipolar
diffusion
Z.W. Li, X.L. Ding and G.X. Liu: Modeling atmospheric effects on InSAR with meteorological and
continuous GPS observations: algorithms and some test results
M. Issac, G. Renuka and C. Venugopal: Wavelet analysis of long period oscillations in geomagnetic field
over the magnetic equator
B. Andonov, P. Muhtarov and I. Kutiev: Analogue model, relating K, index to solar wind parameters. . .
C.0. Hines, L.I. Childress, J.B. Kinney and M.P. Sulzer: Modeling of gravity-wave tail spectra in the middle
atmosphere via numerical and Doppler-spread methods
C.0. Hines: The Doppler spread theory and parameterization revisited
K. Stebel, U. Blum, K.-H. Fricke, S. Kirkwood, N.J. Mitchell and A. Osepian: Joint radar/lidar observations
of possible aerosol layers in the winter mesosphere
Z.-W. Xu, J. Wu and Z.-S. Wu: Second-order statistics of radio wave propagation through the structured
ionosphere
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K. Madhavi Latha, K.V.S. Badarinath, P.K. Gupta, A.B. Ghosh, S.L. Jain, B.S. Gera, R. Singh, A.K. Sarkar, N.
Singh, R.S. Parmar, S. Koul, R. Kohli, S. Nath, V.K. Ojha and G. Singh: Impact of biomass burning aerosols
on UV erythema—a case study from northeast region of India... 1... . ee ee ee 981
A.K. Tripathi and K.D. Misra: Effect of loss-cone distribution on the generation of whistler waves in the
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O. Ozcan and M. Aydoidu: Possible effects of the total solar eclipse of august 11, 1999 on the geomagnetic
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Y.H. Kim, J.-K. Chung and Y.-l. Won: Observation of a persistent Leonid meteor train with an all-sky camera 1001
Number 12
V.O. Rapoport, P.A. Bespalov, N.A. Mityakov, M. Parrot and N.A. Ryzhov: Feasibility study of ionospheric
perturbations triggered by monochromatic infrasonic waves emitted with a ground-based experiment... 1011
E. Echer, W.D. Gonzalez, A.L.C. Gonzalez, A. Prestes, L.E.A. Vieira, A. Dal Lago, F.L. Guarnieri and N.J.
Schuch: Long-term correlation between solar and geomagnetic activity.............ee.e. eee e 1019
R.P. Singh and R.P. Patel: Hiss-triggered chorus emissions at Indian stations ...............05. 1027
A.V. Shirochkov, L.N. Makarova, S.N. Sokolov and W.R. Sheldon: lonospheric effects of the simultaneous
occurrence of a solar proton event and relativistic electron precipitation as recorded by ground-based
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C. Gomes and V. Cooray: Radiation field pulses associated with the initiation of positive cloud to ground
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P.A. Webb and E.A. Essex: A dynamic global model of the plasmasphere...............20005- 1057
S.R. Prabhakaran Nayar, L. T. Alexander, V.N. Radhika, T. John, P. Subrahmanyam, P. Chopra, M. Bahl,
H.K. Maini, V. Singh, D. Singh and S.C. Garg: Study of the evolution of 7. and 7; at the low-latitude upper
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G.A. Mansilla: Mid-latitude ionospheric effects of a great geomagnetic storm ...........000000 s 1085
J. Lei, L. Liu, W. Wan and S.-R. Zhang: Modeling the behavior of ionosphere above Millstone Hill during the
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Numbers 13-14
M.J. Rycroft and M. Fullekrug: The initiation and evolution of SPECIAL. ............ 0.0000 eee
M. Fillekrug: The contribution of intense lightning discharges to the global atmospheric electric circuit
Es, 3 ay Ry 4 9-b 6.4/0 WA Ae, 6 ames 6.0.6 Rb ia abhi eemee estate otek becca ot ee 1115
K. Kudela and R. Brenkus: Cosmic ray decreases and geomagnetic activity: list of events 1982-2002.... 1121
R.G. Harrison: Long-range correlations in measurements of the global atmospheric electric circuit.... . 1127
D.R. Kniveton: Precipitation, cloud cover and Forbush decreases in galactic cosmic rays........... 1135
V.C. Roldugin and B.A. Tinsley: Atmospheric transparency changes associated with solar wind-induced
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K. Labitzke: On the signal of the 11-year sunspot cycle in the stratosphere and its modulation by the quasi-
biennial oscillation
0.A. Troshichev and A. Janzhura: Temperature alterations on the Antarctic ice sheet initiated by the
disturbed solar wind
L.N. Makarova, A.V. Shirochkov, A.P. Nagurny, E. Rozanov and W. Schmutz: Parameterization of the
heating in the middle stratosphere due to solar wind-induced electric currents
C. Price and A. Melnikov: Diurnal, seasonal and inter-annual variations in the Schumann resonance
parameters
A. Melnikov, C. Price, G. Satori and M. Fiillekrug: Influence of solar terminator passages on Schumann
resonance parameters
J. Wendler: External forcing of the geomagnetic field? Implications for the cosmic ray flux—climate
variability
M.C. Todd and D.R. Kniveton: Short-term variability in satellite-derived cloud cover and galactic cosmic
rays: an update
E.R. Williams and G. Satori: Lightning, thermodynamic and hydrological comparison of the two tropical
continental chimneys
M.D. Kartalev, M.J. Rycroft and V.O. Papitashvili: A quantitative model of the effect of global
thunderstorms on the global distribution of ionospheric electrostatic potential
Numbers 15-16
W.J. Hughes and M.K. Hudson: Editorial
J.G. Luhmann, S.C. Solomon, J.A. Linker, J.G. Lyon, Z. Mikic, D. Odstrcil, W. Wang and M. Wiltberger:
Coupled model simulation of a Sun-to-Earth space weather event
W.P. Abbett, Z. Mikic¢, J.A. Linker, J.M. McTiernan, T. Magara and G.H. Fisher: The photospheric boundary
of Sun-to-Earth coupled models
Y. Li, J. Luhmann, G. Fisher and B. Welsch: Observational evidence for velocity convergence toward
magnetic neutral lines as a factor in CME initiation
Y. Liu: Photospheric magnetic field observations during the May 12, 1997 CME and their implications for
modeling that event
C.N. Arge, J.G. Luhmann, D. Odstrcil, C.J. Schrijver and Y. Li: Stream structure and coronal sources of the
solar wind during the May 12th, 1997 CME
D. Odstrcil, V.J. Pizzo, J.A. Linker, P. Riley, R. Lionello and Z. Mikic: Initial coupling of coronal and
heliospheric numerical magnetohydrodynamic codes
P. Riley, J.A. Linker, R. Lionello, Z. Miki¢, D. Odstrcil, M.A. Hidalgo, C. Cid, Q. Hu, R.P. Lepping, B.J. Lynch
and A. Rees: Fitting flux ropes to a global MHD solution: a comparison of techniques
J.G. Lyon, J.A. Fedder and C.M. Mobarry: The Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry (LFM) global MHD magnetospheric
simulation code
T. Guild, H. Spence, L. Kepko, M. Wiltberger, C. Goodrich, J. Lyon and W.J. Hughes: Plasma sheet
climatology: Geotail observations and LFM model comparisons
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F.R. Toffoletto, S. Sazykin, R.W. Spiro, R.A. Wolf and J.G. Lyon: RCM meets LFM: initial results of one-way
coupling
S.R. Elkington, M. Wiltberger, A.A. Chan and D.N. Baker: Physical models of the geospace radiation
environment
M.K. Hudson, B.T. Kress, J.E. Mazur, K.L. Perry and P.L. Slocum: 3D modeling of shock-induced trapping of
solar energetic particles in the Earth's magnetosphere
D. Vassiliadis, R.S. Weigel, D.N. Baker, S.G. Kanekal and A.J. Klimas: Probing the solar wind-inner
magnetospheric coupling: validation of relativistic electron flux models
M. Wiltberger, W. Wang, A.G. Burns, S.C. Solomon, J.G. Lyon and C.C. Goodrich: Initial results from the
coupled magnetosphere ionosphere thermosphere model: magnetospheric and ionospheric responses .
W. Wang, M. Wiltberger, A.G. Burns, S.C. Solomon, T.L. Killeen, N. Maruyama and J.G. Lyon: Initial results
from the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere model: thermosphere-ionosphere responses
W. Lotko: Inductive magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling
A.G. Burns, W. Wang, T.L. Killeen and S.C. Solomon: A “tongue” of neutral composition
C.C. Goodrich, A.L. Sussman, J.G. Lyon, M.A. Shay and P.A. Cassak: The CISM code coupling strategy .
G. Siscoe, D. Baker, R. Weigel, J. Hughes and H. Spence: Roles of empirical modeling within CISM....
D.N. Baker, R.S. Weigel, E.J. Rigler, R.L. McPherron, D. Vassiliadis, C.N. Arge, G.L. Siscoe and H.E. Spence:
Sun-to-magnetosphere modeling: CISM forecast model development using linked empirical methods . .
H. Spence, D. Baker, A. Burns, T. Guild, C.-L. Huang, G. Siscoe and R. Weigel: Center for integrated space
weather modeling metrics plan and initial model validation results
R.E. Lopez and K. Hamed: Student interpretations of 2-D and 3-D renderings of the substorm current wedge
Number 17
W.E. Swartz and J.L. Chau: Editorial
R.F. Woodman: On a proper electron collision frequency for a Fokker-Planck collision model with
Jicamarca applications
J.L. Chau, D.L. Hysell, P.M. Reyes and M.A. Milla: Improved spectral observations of equatorial spread F
echoes at Jicamarca using aperiodic transmitter coding
D.L. Hysell and J.L. Chau: Interpreting the Doppler spectrum of coherent scatter from topside equatorial
spread F
M.C. Kelley, W.E. Swartz and J.J. Makela: Mid-latitude ionospheric fluctuation spectra due to secondary
E x B instabilities
D.N. Anderson, B. Reinisch, C. Valladare, J. Chau and O. Veliz: Forecasting the occurrence of ionospheric
scintillation activity in the equatorial ionosphere on a day-to-day basis
O. de La Beaujardiere, C/NOFS Science Definition Team: C/NOFS: a mission to forecast scintillations. . .
J.M. Rosado-Roman, W.E. Swartz and D.T. Farley: Plasma instabilities observed in the E region over
Arecibo and a proposed nonlocal theory
C.M. Denardini, M.A. Abdu and J.H.A. Sobral: VHF radar studies of the equatorial electrojet 3-m
irregularities over Sao Luis: day-to-day variabilities under auroral activity and quiet conditions
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A.K. Patra, S. Sripathi, V. Sivakumar and P.B. Rao: Statistical characteristics of VHF radar observations of
low latitude E-region field-aligned irregularities over Gadanki
C.E. Seyler, J.M. Rosado-Roman and D.T. Farley: A nonlocal theory of the gradient-drift instability in the
ionospheric E-region plasma at mid-latitudes
Y.S. Dimant and M.M. Oppenheim: lon thermal effects on E-region instabilities: linear theory
M.M. Oppenheim and Y.S. Dimant: lon thermal effects on E-region instabilities: 2D kinetic simulations. .
H. Rishbeth: Questions of the equatorial F2-layer and thermosphere
J.D. Sahr and M. Meyer: Opportunities for passive VHF radar studies of plasma irregularities in the
equatorial E and F regions
Number 18
J. Ramirez, B. Mendoza, V. Mendoza and J. Adem: Modelling the effect of an assumed cosmic ray-
modulated global cloud cover on the terrestrial surface temperature
T. Yu, W. Wan, L. Liu and B. Zhao: Global scale annual and semi-annual variations of daytime NmF2 in the
high solar activity years
H.-L. Lam: On the prediction of relativistic electron fluence based on its relationship with geomagnetic
activity over a solar cycle
D.-Y. Lee, J.A. Hwang, E.S. Lee, K.W. Min, W.Y. Han and U.W. Nam: How are storm time injections different
J. Lastoviccka: An explanation of discrepancy in mesospheric temperature trends derived from ground-
based LF phase-height observations
A.R. Solow and A.R. Beet: A note on the statistics of the largest geomagnetic storms per solar cycle. . .
C. Gomes, V. Cooray, M. Fernando, R. Montano and U. Sonnadara: Characteristics of chaotic pulse trains
generated by lightning flashes
S.B. Malinga, L.M.G. Poole and R.A. Vincent: Long term variations in the mesospheric mean flow observed
at Grahamstown (South Africa) and Adelaide (Australia)
H.G. James: Slow Z-mode radiation from sounder-accelerated electrons
H. van Loon, G.A. Meehl and J.M. Arblaster: A decadal solar effect in the tropics in July-August
E. Palle, C.J. Butler and K. O’Brien: The possible connection between ionization in the atmosphere by
cosmic rays and low level clouds
.G. Usoskin, 0.G. Gladysheva and G.A. Kovaltsov: Cosmic ray-induced ionization in the atmosphere:
spatial and temporal changes
F. Nichitiu, J.R. Drummond, J. Zou and R. Deschambault: Solar particle events seen by the MOPITT
instrument
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