Latitudinal and longitudinal behavior of the mesospheric OH nightglow layer as observed by the Improved Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder on UARS

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D8, 2001, Pages 8027-8033

  Zaragoza, G ^a,b   Taylor, F W ^a   Lopez Puertas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MESOSPHERE; NIGHTGLOW; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 0034960299     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900633     Document Type: Article

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