On the distribution of mesospheric molecular hydrogen inferred from HALOE measurements of H2O and CH4

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-300

  Harries, J E ^a   Ruth, S ^b   Russell III, J M ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOGEN OCCULTATION EXPERIMENT; HYDROGEN; MESOSPHERE; METHANE MEASUREMENT; TOTAL HYDROGEN BUDGET; UARS; WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENT;

BUDGET CONTROL; HYDROGEN; IONOSPHERE; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; NASA; ORBITS;

CONSERVED QUANTITY; HALOGEN OCCULTATION EXPERIMENTS; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITES;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0029750873     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95GL03197     Document Type: Article

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