On the usefulness of E region electron temperatures and lower F region ion temperatures for the extraction of thermospheric parameters: A case study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1182-1198

  St Maurice, J P ^a   Cussenot, C ^b   Kofman, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LIS Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionosphere atmosphere interactions; plasma temperature and density)

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844241333     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050843     Document Type: Article

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