Recent developments in ionosphere-thermosphere modeling with an emphasis on solar-variability

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 369-379

  Sojka, J J ^a   Smithtro, C ^a,b   Schunk, R W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling between regions; F region structures; Ionosphere; Solar EUV; Solar flares

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; PHOTOIONIZATION; SATELLITES; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE RESEARCH;

COUPLING BETWEEN REGIONS; SOLAR EUV; SOLAR FLARES;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 33644586934     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.10.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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