Midnight density and temperature maxima, and thermospheric dynamics in whole atmosphere model simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Akmaev, R A ^a   Wu, F ^b   Fuller Rowell, T J ^b   Wang, H ^b   Iredell, M D ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 77956312106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015651     Document Type: Article

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