Thermospheric temperatures above Poker Flat, Alaska, during the stratospheric warming event of January and February 2009

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 22, 2010, Pages

  Conde, M G ^a   Nicolls, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; GEOMAGNETISM; RADAR;

DAILY FLUCTUATIONS; DATA SETS; FABRY-PEROT SPECTROMETER; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; ION TEMPERATURE; LOCAL TIME; MAGNETIC ACTIVITY; NEUTRAL TEMPERATURE; POKER FLAT; SEASONAL TRENDS; STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGS; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION;

IONS;

AIRGLOW; ALTITUDE; AURORA; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; NIGHTGLOW; RADAR; SPECTROMETER; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOSPHERE; WARMING; WAVELENGTH;

ALASKA; POKER FLAT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649753969     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014280     Document Type: Article

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