Consequences of CO2-O collisional relaxation on the energy budget of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 127-137

  Ward, W E ^a   Fomichev, V I ^a,b,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CARBON DIOXIDE/OXYGEN COLLISION; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; THERMOSPHERIC HEAT BUDGET;

EID: 0029749619     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1177(95)00740-6     Document Type: Article

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