Observations and simulations of the ionospheric and thermospheric response to the December 2006 geomagnetic storm: Initial phase

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Lei, Jiuhou ^a   Wang, Wenbin ^a   Burns, Alan G ^a   Solomon, Stanley C ^a   Richmond, Arthur D ^a   Wiltberger, Mike ^a   Goncharenko, Larisa P ^b   Coster, Anthea ^b   Reinisch, Bodo W ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 40949133424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012807     Document Type: Article

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