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Kudeki, Erhan; Akgiray, Ahmed; Milla, Marco; Chau Chong Shing, Jorge Luis; Hysell, David L.
(Elsevier, 2007-12)
We present experimental evidence and modeling results which indicate that eastward thermospheric wind is the primary controlling factor of equatorial spread-F initiation in the post-sunset ionosphere. Eastward wind-driven Pedersen currents are able to polarize F-region density perturbations with ...