Impact of electric field variability on Joule heating and thermospheric temperature and density

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Deng, Yue ^a,b   Maute, Astrid ^a   Richmond, Arthur D ^a   Roble, Raymond G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; EMPIRICAL MODEL; ENERGY CALCULATION; FIELD VARIABILITY; HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE; POLAR CAP; POYNTING FLUX; TIE-GCM;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HEATING; JOULE HEATING;

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC FIELD; HEATING; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 67449141544     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036916     Document Type: Article

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