The loss of photochemical heating caused by gravity waves in the mesopause region

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-45

  Xu, Jiyao ^a   Wang, Yongmei ^a   Wang, Yingjian ^a  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; HEAT TRANSFER; MESOPAUSE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WARMING;

EID: 0034000092     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(99)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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