Electronic kinetics of molecular nitrogen and molecular oxygen in high-latitude lower thermosphere and mesosphere

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 181-192

  Kirillov, A S ^a  

^a POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Atmospheric composition and structure (Airglow and aurora); Ionosphere (Active experiments; Auroral ionosphere)

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; AURORA; IONOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 75949084595     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-28-181-2010     Document Type: Article

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