Storm-time equatorial density enhancements observed by CHAMP and GRACE

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1154-1159

  Bruinsma, Sean L ^a,c   Forbes, Jeffrey M ^b,d  

^a CNES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Department of Terrestrial and Planetary Geodesy ^*

^d University of Colorado at Boulder

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; GEOMAGNETISM; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STORMS;

EQUATORIAL DENSITY ENHANCEMENTS; GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES; GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; GRAVITY RECOVERY;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

EID: 38349188276     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.28134     Document Type: Article

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