Thermospheric response to ion heating in the dayside cusp

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 649-660

  Demars, H G ^a   Schunk, R W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dayside cusp; Ion heating; Simulation; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEATING;

EQUATORWARD BOUNDARY; NEUTRAL DENSITY; NORTHERN DAYSIDE CUSP; POLEWARD BOUNDARY; THERMOSPHERE;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 33947679314     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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