Analysis of the positive ionospheric response to a moderate geomagnetic storm using a global numerical model

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 461-477

  Namgaladze, A A ^a,b   Forster M ^c   Yurik, R Y ^b  

^a MURMANSK STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034410464     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-000-0461-8     Document Type: Article

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