Experimental evidence for solar cycle and long-term change in the low-latitude MLT region

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 191-196

  Clemesha, Barclay ^a   Takahashi, Hisao ^a   Simonich, Dale ^a   Gobbi, Delano ^a   Batista, Paulo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Global trend; MLT; Solar cycle

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SODIUM; SYNCHRONIZATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR GLOW; LATITUDES; MLT REGION; SOLAR CYCLE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 11244321712     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.07.027     Document Type: Article

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