Thermospheric nitric oxide at higher latitudes: Model calculations with auroral energy input

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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EID: 35348938242     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012203     Document Type: Article

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