Modelling the effects of the October 1989 solar proton event on mesospheric odd nitrogen using a detailed ion and neutral chemistry model

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1967-1976

  Verronen, P T ^a   Turunen, E ^b   Ulich, Th ^b   Kyrola E ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (Middle atmosphere composition and chemistry); Ionosphere (Particle precipitation)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IONOSPHERE; NITROGEN COMPOUND; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0036973145     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-20-1967-2002     Document Type: Article

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