The high-latitude thermospheric mass density anomaly: A historical review and a semi-empirical model

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 794-802

  Moe, Kenneth ^a   Moe, Mildred M ^a  

^a Planetary and Space Science Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Magnetosphere; Modeling; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; DRAG; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SEMI-EMPIRICAL GLOBAL MODEL; THERMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY;

EID: 39749094354     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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