Changes in thermospheric temperature induced by high-speed solar wind streams

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Gardner, Larry ^a   Sojka, Jan J ^a   Schunk, Robert W ^a   Heelis, Rod ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 84871028545     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA017892     Document Type: Article

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