Overview of the temperature response in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere to solar activity
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TIMED Instruments
he Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) mission is providing a core set of measurements defi ning the basic states of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere/ionosphere (MLTI) region (approximately 60–180 km above the Earth’s surface) and its global energy balance. This article discusses the TIMED spacecraft’s suite of four remote sensing instruments designed to ob...
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