Seasonal variations of the nighttime O(1S) and OH airglow emission rates at mid-to-high latitudes in the context of the large-scale circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Liu, Guiping ^a,b   Shepherd, Gordon G ^a   Roble, Raymond G ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 50249166076     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012854     Document Type: Article

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