Numerical models of the E-region ionosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1031-1037

  Solomon, Stanley C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Photochemistry; Solar EUV irradiance

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; IONS; IRRADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; X RAYS;

EMPIRICAL REPRESENTATIONS; INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IONOSPHERE EMPIRICAL MODEL; SOFT X-RAY IRRADIANT; SOLAR EUV IRRADIANT;

E REGION;

EID: 33646444594     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.09.040     Document Type: Article

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