A new O2 band system: The c1∑u --b1∑g+ transition in the terrestrial nightglow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A2, 2003, Pages

  Slanger, T G ^a   Cosby, P C ^a   Huestis, D L ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxygen nightglow; Sky spectra

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043120122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009677     Document Type: Article

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