A study of the role of ion-molecule chemistry in the formation of sporadic sodium layers

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 845-860

  Collins, Stephen C ^a   Plane, John M C ^b   Kelley, Michael C ^a   Wright, Timothy G ^c   Soldán, Pavel ^d   Kane, Timothy J ^e   Gerrard, Andrew J ^e   Grime, Brent W ^f   Rollason, Rosie J ^b   Friedman, Jonathan S ^g   González, Sixto A ^g   Zhou, Qihou ^g   Sulzer, Michael P ^g   Tepley, Craig A ^g  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g Arecibo Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure; Ion molecule chemistry of the atmosphere; Ionosphere; Sodium lidar; Sporadic E layers; Sporadic sodium layers

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0036067931     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00129-3     Document Type: Article

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