The effects of Corotating interaction region/High speed stream storms on the thermosphere and ionosphere during the last solar minimum

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-87

  Burns, A G ^a   Solomon, S C ^a   Qian, L ^a   Wang, W ^a   Emery, B A ^a   Wiltberger, M ^a   Weimer, D R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

Author keywords

CIR; Ionosphere; Storm; Thermosphere

Indexed keywords

CIR; CONVECTION PATTERNS; CORONAL MASS EJECTION; COROTATING INTERACTION REGIONS; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; LOW SPEED; MODEL DATA; NEUTRAL DENSITIES; SOLAR MINIMA; THERMOSPHERE;

CLIMATOLOGY; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT;

STORMS;

EID: 84863001267     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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