A two-dimensional simulation of thermospheric vertical winds in the vicinity of an auroral arc

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1173-1181

  Shinagawa, H ^a   Oyama, S ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auroral heating; Simulation; Thermosphere; Vertical wind

Indexed keywords

AURORA; INTERFEROMETER; RADAR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIMULATION; THERMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DRAG; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND;

EID: 33750609498     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352007     Document Type: Article

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