Rapid response of the thermosphere to variations in Joule heating

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Sutton, E K ^a   Forbes, J M ^a   Knipp, D J ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 67650112661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013667     Document Type: Article

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