Diurnal variations in the middle atmosphere observed by UARS

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D3, 1999, Pages 3729-3739

  Sassi, Fabrizio ^a   Salby, Murry ^b  

^a Atmospheric Systems and Analysis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; UARS;

EID: 0033585931     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD100068     Document Type: Article

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