Chemical and dynamical processes in the mesospheric emissive layer: First results of stereoscopic observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Faivre, M ^a   Moreels, Guy ^b   Pautet, D ^c   Clairemidi, J ^b   Dumont, F ^b   Lorin, O ^b   Colas, F ^d  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE BESANÇON   (France)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CORRELATION; EMISSIVITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MESOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHOTOGRAPHY; STEREO IMAGE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547930358     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005891     Document Type: Article

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