Subsidence of the thermosphere during the 20th century according to measurements of auroral heights

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part B: Hydrology, Oceans and Atmosphere

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 547-550

  Starkov, G V ^a   Yevlashin, L S ^b   Semenov, A I ^b   Shefov, N N ^b  

^a POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; AURORA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; SUBSIDENCE; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0033845458     PISSN: 14641909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1464-1909(00)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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