Hydroxyl in the stratosphere and mesosphere - Part 1: Diurnal variability

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 955-962

  Minschwaner, K ^a   Manney, G L ^a,b   Wang, S H ^b   Harwood, R S ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIC FLUX; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; AURA (SATELLITE); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MESOSPHERE; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; OPTICAL DEPTH; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STRATOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 79551670773     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-955-2011     Document Type: Article

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