Impact of natural variability in the 11-year mesopause region temperature observation over Fort Collins, CO (41°N, 105°W)

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 330-336

  She, C Y ^a   Krueger, David A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidar measurements; Mesopause temperture; Volcanic and solar cycle effects

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH (PLANET); GEOMAGNETISM; GEOPHYSICS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIOCARBONS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

CLIMATE FORCING; LIDAR; MESOPAUSE; SOLAR CYCLE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

COLORADO; FORT COLLINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042687752     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.02.047     Document Type: Article

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