Interaction of chemical heating and the diurnal tide in the mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Smith, A K ^a   Marsh, D R ^a   Szymczak, A C ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical heating; Mesosphere; Tides

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 1642463983     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002664     Document Type: Article

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