Model calculations of the negative ion chemistry in the mesosphere with special emphasis on the chlorine species and the formation of cluster ions

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 891-894

  Fritzenwallner, Johnny ^a   Kopp, Ernest ^a  

^a Physikalisches Institut ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHLORINE SPECIES; ION SPECIES; MESOSPHERE;

EID: 0031871259     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00649-2     Document Type: Article

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