Subharmonics, cascades of period doubling, and chaotic behavior of photochemistry of the mesopause region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue D1, 1997, Pages 1193-1203

  Sonnemann, G ^a,c   Fichtelmann, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; MESOPAUSE; MODEL; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0031434077     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD02740     Document Type: Article

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