High-resolution, coupled thermosphere-ionosphere models for space weather applications

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2486-2491

  Wang, W ^a   Burns, A G ^a   Solomon, S ^a   Killeen, T L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Polar cap region; Space weather; Thermosphere ionosphere; TING model

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

POLAR CAP REGION; SPACE WEATHER; THERMOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE; TING MODEL;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 28044434887     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.11.025     Document Type: Article

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