Thermospheric density in the Earth's magnetic cusp as observed by the Streak mission

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Clemmons, J H ^a   Hecht, J H ^a   Salem, D R ^a   Strickland, D J ^b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMAS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

HEATING MECHANISMS; MAGNETIC CUSPS; MODEL CALCULATIONS; NEUTRAL GAS; PARTICLE PRECIPITATIONS; PHYSICAL MECHANISMS; SURROUNDING REGIONS; THERMOSPHERIC DENSITIES;

HEATING;

HEATING; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 61349091755     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035972     Document Type: Article

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