High Resolution Doppler Imager observations of ozone in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Marsh, Daniel R ^a,e   Skinner, Wilbert R ^b   Marshall, Alan R ^b   Hays, Paul B ^b   Ortland, David A ^c   Yee, Jeng Hwa ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Airglovv; Diurnal tide; HRDI; Mesospheric ozone; Middle atmosphere; UARS

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; IMAGE SENSORS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MIXING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OZONE;

ADVECTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MESOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; OXYGEN; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR TIDE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMOSPHERE; UARS;

EID: 0347330277     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001505     Document Type: Article

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