Driving the TING model with GAIM electron densities: Ionospheric effects on the thermosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Jee, G ^a,c,e   Burns, A G ^a,d   Wang, W ^a,d   Solomon, S C ^a,d   Schunk, R W ^b   Scherliess, L ^b   Thompson, D C ^b   Sojka, J J ^b   Zhu, L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Korea Polar Reasearch Institute   (South Korea)

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EID: 44349168805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012580     Document Type: Conference Paper

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