On the role of atomic oxygen in the dynamics and energy budget of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 1199-1202

  Ward, William E ^a   Fomichev, Victor I ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC OXYGEN; DYNAMICS; ENERGY BUDGET; MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0027870021     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/93GL00842     Document Type: Article

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