Observations of the O(3P) fine structure line at 63 μm in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Mlynczak, Martin G ^a   Martin Torres, F Javier ^a,b   Johnson, David G ^a   Kratz, David P ^a   Traub, Wesley A ^c   Jucks, Ken ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Analytic Services and Materials   (United States)

^c HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic oxygen; Far infrared; Oxygen emissions; Thermospheric energy balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444442851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010595     Document Type: Article

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