Latitudinal variations of neutral wind structures in the lower thermosphere for the March equinox period

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-117

  Zhang, S P ^a   Thayer, J P ^b   Roble, R G ^c   Salah, J E ^a   Shepherd, G G ^d   Goncharenko, L P ^a   Zhou, Q H ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric tide; Lower thermosphere; Neutral wind

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; SEASONALITY; THERMOSPHERE; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 0346395925     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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