A semiannual variation of ozone in the middle mesosphere observed with the millimeter-wave radiometer at Tsukuba, Japan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 21, 2003, Pages

  Nagahama, Tomoo ^a   Nakane, Hideaki ^a   Fujinuma, Yasumi ^a   Ogawa, Hideo ^b   Mizuno, Akira ^c   Fukui, Yasuo ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mesospheric ozone; Millimeter wave meaurements; Semiannual variation

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MESOSPHERE; OZONE; RADIOMETER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IBARAKI; JAPAN; KANTO; TSUKUBA;

EID: 1342289364     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003724     Document Type: Article

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