Antiphase OH and OI airglow emissions induced by a short-period ducted gravity wave

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Snively, Jonathan B ^a   Pasko, Victor P ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GRAVITY WAVES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OXIDES; PHASE COMPOSITION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIRGLOW EMISSIONS; EXCITATION REACTIONS; LINEAR POLARIZATION; VERTICALLY-STANDING WAVES;

LIGHT EMISSION;

AIRGLOW; GRAVITY WAVE;

EID: 22944433492     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022221     Document Type: Article

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