The seasonal and long term changes in mesospheric water vapor

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 639-642

  Chandra, S ^a   Jackman, C H ^a   Fleming, E L ^b   Russell III, J M ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; VAPORS; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC ADVECTION; MESOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR; SOLAR CYCLE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

MESOSPHERE; SOLAR CYCLE 22; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0031084791     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL00546     Document Type: Article

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