On the consistency of satellite measurements of thermospheric composition and solar EUV irradiance with Australian ionosonde electron density data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Richards, P G ^a   Meier, R R ^a   Wilkinson, P J ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 77958131125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015368     Document Type: Article

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