Magnetosphere-ionosphere/thermosphere coupling: Self-consistent solutions for a one-dimensional stratified ionosphere in three-fluid theory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Song, P ^a,e   Vasyliunas, V M ^a,b,e   Zhou, X Z ^a,c,d  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 72649098392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013629     Document Type: Article

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