Incoherent scatter radar study of photochemistry in the E-region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Zhou, Qihou H ^a   Morton, Yu T ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IONOSPHERE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; RADAR;

INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR (ISR); PHOTO-CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM (PCE); VELOCITY GRADIENTS; VERTICAL ION DRIFT;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; E REGION; IONOSPHERE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 16344362048     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021275     Document Type: Article

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