Global pattern of trends in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere: Recent progress

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 1514-1528

  Lastovicka J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Long term trends; Mesosphere; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION CHANGE; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON CONCENTRATION; F-REGION; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL PATTERNS; ION TEMPERATURE; LONG-TERM CHANGES; LONG-TERM TREND; LONG-TERM TRENDS; LOWER IONOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; MESOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; NEUTRAL DENSITIES; OPEN PROBLEMS; RECENT PROGRESS; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION; THERMOSPHERE; WATER VAPOUR;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); E REGION; GEOMAGNETISM; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; WATER VAPOR;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 69249211563     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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