Meridional thermospheric winds over the Antarctic Peninsula longitude sector

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-314

  Foppiano, A J ^a   Torres, X A ^b   Arriagada, M A ^b   Flores, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL BÍO BÍO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula sector; Ionosonde data; Neutral winds; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; SOLAR ACTIVITY; THERMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0038807867     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00287-0     Document Type: Article

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