A high-resolution, three-dimensional, time dependent, nested grid model of the coupled thermosphere-ionosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 385-397

  Wang, W ^a   Killeen, T L ^a   Burns, A G ^a   Roble, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0346543880     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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