Climatology of neutral winds in the lower thermosphere over Millstone Hill (42.6°N) observed from ground and from space

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Zhang, Shengpan P ^a   Goncharenko, Larisa P ^a   Salah, Joseph E ^a   Roble, Raymond G ^b   Shepherd, Gordon G ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climatology; Lower thermosphere; Tides; Winds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242313495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009512     Document Type: Article

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