Solar cycle variations of the thermospheric meridional wind over Japan derived from measurements of hmF2

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A10, 1999, Pages 22427-22431

  Igi, Seiji ^a   Oliver, William L ^b,c   Ogawa, Tadahiko ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0345965616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900234     Document Type: Article

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