A self-consistent derivation of ion drag and Joule heating for atmospheric dynamics in the thermosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3313-3322

  Zhu, Xun ^a   Talaat, E R ^a   Baker, J B H ^a   Yee, J H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Ionosphere atmosphere interactions; Modeling and forecasting); Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Thermospheric dynamics)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; HEATING; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 30844458806     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3313-2005     Document Type: Article

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