Hydroxyl rotational temperature record from the auroral station in Adventdalen, Svalbard (78°N, 15°E)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A9, 2003, Pages

  Sigernes, F ^a   Shumilov, N ^a,b   Deehr, C S ^c   Nielsen, K P ^d   Svenoe T ^a   Havnes, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Airglow; Arctic; Hydroxyl; Mesosphere; Temperature; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842642719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA009023     Document Type: Article

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