NOx enhancements in the middle atmosphere during 2003-2004 polar winter: Relative significance of solar proton events and the aurora as a source

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Seppälä, Annika ^a   Clilverd, Mark A ^b   Rodger, Craig J ^c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROTONS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; AURORA; IONIZATION; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; NITROUS OXIDE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; POLAR VORTEX; RADIO WAVE;

EID: 38949133056     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008326     Document Type: Article

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