Thermospheric wind during a storm-time large-scale traveling ionospheric disturbance

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Shiokawa, K ^a   Otsuka, Y ^a   Ogawa, T ^a   Kawamura, S ^b,d   Yamamoto, M ^b   Fukao, S ^b   Nakamura, T ^b   Tsuda, T ^b   Balan, N ^c   Igarashi, K ^d   Lu, G ^e   Saito, A ^f   Yumoto, K ^g  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airglow imaging; Large scale traveling ionospheric disturbances; Magnetic storm; Neutral wind; Thermosphere dynamics; Thermosphere mesosphere coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543112988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010001     Document Type: Article

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