Seasonal variations of magnesium atoms in the mesosphere-thermosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Correira, J ^a   Aikin, A C ^a   Grebowsky, J M ^b   Pesnell, W D ^b   Burrows, J P ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; OZONE; POSITIVE IONS; SPECTROMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COLUMN DENSITIES; MESOSPHERE; METEORIC METAL SPECIES;

MAGNESIUM;

DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIDAR; MAGNESIUM; MESOSPHERE; OZONE; RADIANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 44349144437     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL033047     Document Type: Article

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