Remote sensing of mesospheric temperature and O2(1Σ) band volume emission rates with the high-resolution Doppler imager

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D2, 1998, Pages 1821-1835

  Ortland, D A ^a   Hays, P B ^a   Skinner, W R ^a   Yee, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER IMAGER; OZONE; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSPHERE; UARS;

EID: 0031811534     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD02794     Document Type: Article

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