Calculation of the global chemical heating rates by means of a 3D-model of dynamics and chemistry

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1153-1156

  Sonnemann, G ^a   Kremp, Ch ^a   Ebel, A ^b   Berger, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; MESOSPHERE;

EID: 0031430887     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00762-X     Document Type: Article

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