Response of the thermosphere to Joule heating and particle precipitation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Wilson, G R ^a   Weimer, D R ^a   Wise, J O ^b   Marcos, F A ^b  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33947545672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011274     Document Type: Article

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