A statistical study of the observed and modeled global thermosphere response to magnetic activity at middle and low latitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Lathuillère, Chantal ^a   Menvielle, Michel ^b,c   Marchaudon, Aurélie ^a   Bruinsma, Sean ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d CNES   (France)

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EID: 68949163241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012991     Document Type: Article

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