Longitudinal and geomagnetic activity modulation of the equatorial thermosphere anomaly

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Lei, Jiuhou ^a   Thayer, Jeffrey P ^a   Forbes, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

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EID: 77956090550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA015177     Document Type: Article

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