Average thermospheric wind patterns over the polar regions, as observed by CHAMP

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1093-1101

  Luhr H ^a   Rentz, S ^a   Ritter, P ^a   Liu, H ^b   Hausler K ^a  

^a GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam   (Germany)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; AURORA; CORIOLIS FORCE; GEOMAGNETISM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLASMA; POLAR REGION; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 34250205648     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-1093-2007     Document Type: Article

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