Comparisons of electron energy deposition derived from observations of lower thermospheric nitric oxide and from X-ray bremsstrahlung measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Saetre C ^a   Barth, C A ^b   Stadsnes, J ^a   Ostgaard N ^a   Bailey, S M ^c   Baker, D N ^b   Gjerloev, J W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33947659016     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011391     Document Type: Article

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