Estimation of the high-latitude topside electron heat flux using DMSP plasma density measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1029-1048

  Bekerat, Hamed A ^a   Schunk, Robert W ^a   Scherliess, Ludger ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat flux; Ionosphere; Modeling; Plasma density; Polar cap

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA DENSITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

IONOSPHERE FORECAST MODEL (IFM); MAGNETOSPHERIC HEAT FLUX; MAGNETOSPHERIC PLASMA; POLAR CAP;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 34249778073     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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