Observed “long-term” temperature change in a midlatitude mesopause region in response to external perturbations

earth, planets and space

Volumn 51, Issue 42559, 2003, Pages 809-814

  Krueger, David ^a   She, C Y ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MESOPAUSE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033377415     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353239     Document Type: Article

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