Vertical circulation and thermospheric composition: A modelling study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 794-805

  Rishbeth, H ^a   Muller Wodarg I C F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (thermosphere composition and chemistry); Ionosphere (ionosphere atmosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033415744     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-0794-x     Document Type: Article

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