Dependence of the high-latitude thermospheric densities on the interplanetary magnetic field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Kwak, Y S ^e   Richmond, A D ^f   Deng, Y ^a,b   Forbes, J M ^c   Kim, K H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)   (South Korea)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 68749115415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013882     Document Type: Article

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