Mesopause temperature variability above a midlatitude station in Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D2, 2000, Pages 2045-2058

  Bittner, M ^a   Offermann, D ^b   Graef, H H ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; MESOPAUSE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033753653     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900307     Document Type: Article

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