On the variability of mesospheric OH emission profiles

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  Nikoukar, Romina ^a   Swenson, Gary R ^a   Liu, Alan Z ^a   Kamalabadi, Farzad ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; GRAVITY WAVE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MESOSPHERE; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 36849002002     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008601     Document Type: Article

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