Seasonal variation of mesospheric iron layers at Arecibo: First results from low-latitudes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Raizada, Shikha ^a   Tepley, Craig A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; OPTICAL RADAR; OZONE; RESONANCE; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

MESOSPHERIC IRON LAYERS; ANNUAL VARIATIONS; COLUMN ABUNDANCE; HIGH LATITUDES; LOW LATITUDES; MESOPAUSE REGION; MESOSPHERIC OZONE; RESONANCE FLUORESCENCES; SEASONAL VARIATION;

IRON;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IRON; MESOSPHERE;

EID: 0038266167     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016537     Document Type: Article

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