Density Perturbations in the Upper Atmosphere Caused by the Dissipation of Solar Wind Energy

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-195

  Prölss, Gerd W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Solar terrestrial relations (space weather effects); Thermosphere (density and composition); Thermosphere (disturbances and storms)

Indexed keywords

DENSITY CHANGE; DENSITY PERTURBATION; ENERGY BUDGETS; ENERGY INPUTS; GAS LAYERS; IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE; SOLAR WIND ENERGY; SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL RELATIONS; SPACE WEATHER EFFECT; THERMOSPHERE (DENSITY AND COMPOSITION); THERMOSPHERE (DISTURBANCES AND STORMS);

SOLAR WIND; SPACE STATIONS; STORMS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND POWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

DISTURBANCE; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IONOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; STORM; THERMOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND POWER;

EID: 79952439536     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-010-9104-0     Document Type: Review

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