Dayside enhancements of thermospheric O/N2 following magnetic storm onset

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A8, 2001, Pages 15471-15488

  Immel, Thomas J ^a,d   Crowley, Geoff ^a   Craven, John D ^b   Roble, Raymond G ^c,e  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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