Reversed ionospheric convections during the November 2004 storm: Impact on the upper atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Deng, Yue ^a,b   Lu, Gang ^a   Kwak, Young Sil ^c   Sutton, Eric ^d   Forbes, Jeffrey ^d   Solomon, Stan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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

^d University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

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EID: 72649105957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013793     Document Type: Article

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