Variability of the mesospheric nightglow sodium D2/D1 ratio

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Slanger, Tom G ^a   Cosby, P C ^a   Huestis, D L ^a   Saiz Lopez, A ^b   Murray, B J ^b,c   O'Sullivan, D A ^b   Plane, J M C ^b   Allende Prieto, C ^d   Martin Torres, F J ^e   Jenniskens, P ^f  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SODIUM; SPECTROGRAPHS; SPECTROMETERS; TELESCOPES;

MESOSPHERE; NIGHTGLOW; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 41549160111     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006078     Document Type: Article

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