An ion drag contribution to the lower thermospheric wind in the summer polar region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Tsuda, T T ^a   Nozawa, S ^a   Brekke, A ^b   Ogawa, Y ^c   Motoba, T ^a   Roble, R ^d   Fujii, R ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 34548312506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011785     Document Type: Article

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