Infrared auroral emissions driven by resonant electron impact excitation of NO molecules

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Campbell, L ^a   Brunger, M J ^a   Petrovic, Z Lj ^b   Jelisavcic, M ^c   Panajotovic, R ^c   Buckman, S J ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMILUMINESCENCE; ELECTRONS; INFRARED RADIATION; NITROGEN;

ATOMIC OXYGEN; INFRARED AURORAL EMISSIONS;

GEOPHYSICS;

AURORA; FORMATION MECHANISM; NITRIC OXIDE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 4143105684     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL019151     Document Type: Article

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