The variability of Joule heating, and its effects on the ionosphere and thermosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 773-781

  Rodger, A S ^a   Wells, G D ^b,c   Moffett, R J ^b   Bailey, G J ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (eletric fields and currents; ionospheric disturbances; polar ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035619368     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-773-2001     Document Type: Article

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