Characterization of the semi-annual-oscillation in mesospheric temperatures at low-latitudes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2037-2043

  Taylor, M J ^a   Taori, A K ^a,c   Hatch, D R ^a   Liu, H L ^b   Roble, R G ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ARYABHATTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OBSERVATIONAL SCIENCES ARIES   (India)

Author keywords

Airglow; Atmospheric oscillations; Mesospheric temperature; Seasonal variations

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; OSCILLATIONS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIRGLOW; ATMOSPHERIC OSCILLATIONS; MESOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 25844452023     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.05.111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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