Determining rotational temperatures from the OH(8-3) band, and a comparison with OH(6-2) rotational temperatures at Davis, Antarctica

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1549-1561

  Phillips, F ^a   Burns, G B ^a   French, W J R ^a   Williams, P F B ^a   Klekociuk, A R ^a   Lowe, R P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (air glow and aurora; pressure, density, and temperature)

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRGLOW; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; AURORA; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ANTARCTICA; DAVIS STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 2442446394     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-1549-2004     Document Type: Article

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