Generation of metastable oxygen atom O(1D) in sprite halos

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2004, Pages

  Hiraki, Y ^a   Tong, L ^a   Fukunishi, H ^a   Nanbu, K ^a   Kasai, Y ^b   Ichimura, A ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; OXYGEN; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ELECTRON IMPACT DISSOCIATION; METASTABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA;

DIURNAL VARIATION; ELECTRON; OXYGEN; SPRITE;

EID: 4644276559     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020048     Document Type: Article

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