Prospects for an ionospheric index of neutral thermospheric composition, with space-weather applications

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A10, 2001, Pages 21063-21075

  Wright, J W ^a,b   Conkright, R O ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 39449124660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000215     Document Type: Article

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