Thermalization of fast O(1D) atoms in the stratosphere and mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Kharchenko, V ^a   Dalgarno, A ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot atoms; Inequilibrium rate coefficients; Metastable oxygen atoms; Thermalization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; MESOSPHERE; OZONE; PHOTOLYSIS; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 10244263508     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004597     Document Type: Article

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