Mesospheric Na layer at extreme high latitudes in summer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D6, 1998, Pages 6381-6389

  Plane, John M C ^a   Cox, Rachel M ^a   Qian, Jun ^b   Pfenninger, William M ^b   Papen, George C ^b   Gardner, Chester S ^b   Espy, Patrick J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; SODIUM LAYER;

ANTARCTICA; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; SOUTH POLE;

EID: 0032571184     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD03709     Document Type: Article

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