Composition changes during disturbed conditions: Are mass spectrometers overestimating the concentrations of atomic oxygen?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Russell, Albert T ^a   St Maurice, J P ^b   Sica, R J ^c   Noel J M ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMAGNETISM; MASS SPECTROMETERS; STORMS; WIND;

ATOMIC OXYGEN; GEOMAGNETIC STORMS; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 38549181983     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030607     Document Type: Article

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