Structure of the mesospheric Na layer at 40° N latitude: Seasonal and diurnal variations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D9, 1999, Pages 11783-11798

  States, Robert J ^a   Gardner, Chester S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MESOSPHERE; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; SODIUM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033586919     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900002     Document Type: Article

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