Climatology of the cusp-related thermospheric mass density anomaly, as derived from CHAMP observations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2807-2823

  Rentz, S ^a   Luhr H ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; CLIMATOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOPHYSICS; INSOLATION; IONOSPHERE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR WIND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMOSPHERE; ZENITH ANGLE;

EID: 52249110209     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-2807-2008     Document Type: Article

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