Global change in the mesosphere-lower thermosphere region: Has it already arrived?

Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1629-1656

  Thomas, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD EXISTENCE REGION; MESOSPHERE; METHANE; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0030438167     PISSN: 00219169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9169(96)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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