Long-term middle atmospheric influence of very large solar proton events

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Jackman, Charles H ^a   Marsh, Daniel R ^b   Vitt, Francis M ^b   Garcia, Rolando R ^b   Randall, Cora E ^c   Fleming, Eric L ^a,d   Frith, Stacey M ^a,d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; HYDROGEN; OZONE LAYER; PROTONS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES; AVERAGED MODELS; COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODELS; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; LOWER STRATOSPHERE; MESOSPHERIC OZONE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; ODD NITROGEN; OZONE VARIATION; POLAR STRATOSPHERE; SOLAR MAXIMA; SOLAR PROTON EVENTS; SOLAR PROTONS; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; TIME PERIODS; TOTAL OZONE;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLIMATE MODELING; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 68749113840     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011415     Document Type: Article

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