Precipitating radiation belt electrons and enhancements of mesospheric hydroxyl during 2004-2009

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Andersson, Monika E ^a   Verronen, Pekka T ^a   Wang, Shuhui ^b   Rodger, Craig J ^c   Clilverd, Mark A ^d   Carson, Bonar R ^c  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETISM; HYDROGEN; MIXING; RADIATION BELTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ELECTRON COUNT; ELECTRON DETECTORS; ENERGETIC ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; ENERGETIC PARTICLES; MAGNETIC LATITUDE; MEDIUM ENERGY; MEV-ELECTRONS; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MIXING RATIOS; OUTER RADIATION BELT; RADIATION BELT ELECTRONS; SOLAR MINIMA; STRONG CORRELATION; TIME-PERIODS; WATER CLUSTER;

ELECTRONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; AURA (SATELLITE); ELECTRON; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MESOSPHERE; MIXING RATIO; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861120257     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017246     Document Type: Review

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