On the latitudinal variations of the non-periodic response of minor species induced by a dissipative gravity-wave packet in the MLT region

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 741-757

  Huang, Tai Yin ^a   Hickey, Michael ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airglow; Gravity wave; OH chemistry; Secular variation; Wave packet

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; WAVE EFFECTS; WAVE PACKETS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CHEMICAL RECOMBINATION; DISSIPATIVE GRAVITY-WAVE PACKET; SECULAR VARIATION;

GRAVITY WAVES;

EID: 33947624235     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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