Rotating solar coronal holes and periodic modulation of the upper atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Lei, Jiuhou ^a   Thayer, Jeffrey P ^a   Forbes, Jeffrey M ^a   Sutton, Eric K ^a   Nerem, R Steven ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOMAGNETISM; MODULATION; ROTATION; SOLAR WIND;

ACCELEROMETER MEASUREMENTS; CORONAL HOLES; DENSITY VARIATIONS; EARTH'S THERMOSPHERES; GEO SPACES; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; OTHER APPLICATIONS; PERIODIC MODULATIONS; SPACE ENVIRONMENTS;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ACCELEROMETER; CORONA; GEOMAGNETISM; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR WIND; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 50249119946     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033875     Document Type: Article

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