Global Joule heating index derived from thermospheric density physics-based modeling and observations

Space Weather

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Fedrizzi, Mariangel ^a,b   Fuller Rowell, Tim J ^a,b   Codrescu, Mihail V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84857070902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011SW000724     Document Type: Article

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