Mesospheric temperatures from observations of the hydroxyl (6-2) emission above Davis, Antarctica: A comparison of rotational and Doppler measurements

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 359-365

  Innis, J L ^a   Phillips, F A ^a   Burns, G B ^a   Greet, P A ^a   French, W J R ^a   Dyson, P L ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (airglow and aurora; pressure density and temperature; instruments and techniques)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035629182     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-19-359-2001     Document Type: Review

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