Initial results from the coupled magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere model: Thermosphere-ionosphere responses

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 15-16 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 1425-1441

  Wang, W ^a   Wiltberger, M ^a   Burns, A G ^a   Solomon, S C ^a   Killeen, T L ^a   Maruyama, N ^a   Lyon, J G ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Magnetosphere; MHD; Modeling; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HEATING; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COUPLED MAGNETOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE-THERMOSPHERE (CMIT) MODEL; ELECTRON ENERGY FLUXES; JOULE HEATING; THERMOSPHERE-IONOSPHERE NESTED GRID (TING) MODEL;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 7244226495     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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