Hydrodynamic planetary thermosphere model: 1. Response of the Earth's thermosphere to extreme solar EUV conditions and the significance of adiabatic cooling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Tian, Feng ^a   Kasting, James F ^b   Liu, Han Li ^a   Roble, Raymond G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PROCESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 48749083237     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002946     Document Type: Article

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