A review of mesospheric and lower thermosphere models

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2452-2460

  Portnyagin, Yuri ^a  

^a Institute of Experimental Meteorology Science and Production Association   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Global empirical circulation models; Mesosphere and lower thermosphere; Middle atmosphere wind models; Prevailing winds and tides

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIDES; WIND EFFECTS;

GLOBAL EMPIRICAL CIRCULATION MODELS; LATITUDE; LOWER THERMOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE; WIND MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

EID: 33750995844     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.04.030     Document Type: Article

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