Modifications to the Titheridge upper ionosphere and plasmasphere temperature model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A10, 2003, Pages

  Webb, P A ^a,b   Essex, E A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron temperature model; Plasmasphere; Topside ionosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042846966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009754     Document Type: Article

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