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A Numerical Investigation on the Variation of Sodium Ion and Observed Thermospheric Sodium Layer at Cerro Pachón, Chile During Equinox

  • Xuguang Cai
  • , Tao Yuan
  • , J. Vincent Eccles
  • , N. M. Pedatella
  • , Xiaoqi Xi
  • , Chao Ban
  • , Alan Z. Liu
  • Utah State University
  • Center for Atmospheric and Space Science
  • Space Environment Corporation
  • NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
  • Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10395-10414
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Volume124
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2019
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Geophysics

Keywords

  • Thermospheric Na layer
  • equatorial ionosphere
  • equatorial thermosphere
  • fountain effect
  • transport process
  • vertical wind perturbation

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