Comparison of the observed and modeled low- to mid-latitude thermosphere response to magnetic activity: Effects of solar cycle and disturbance time delay

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1093-1100

  Lathuillère, Chantal ^a   Menvielle, Michel ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

CHAMP data; Empirical model; Magnetic activity; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ACCELEROMETER MEASUREMENT; CHAMP DATA; DISTURBANCE AMPLITUDES; EMPIRICAL MODEL; MAGNETIC ACTIVITY; THERMOSPHERE; TIME RESOLUTION; TOTAL MASS DENSITY;

TIME DELAY;

EID: 77949917662     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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