Structure function analysis of chemical tracer trails in the mesosphere-lower thermosphere region

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 6368-6375

  Roberts, B C ^a   Larsen, M F ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

FLUCTUATION STRUCTURES; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS; ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; MESOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE/LOWER THERMOSPHERES; STRATIFIED TURBULENCE; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS; TRIMETHYL ALUMINUMS;

IONOSPHERE;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MESOSPHERE; MOTILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE STRUCTURE; THERMOSPHERE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84903291636     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020796     Document Type: Article

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