Implications of the O + OH reaction in hydroxyl nightglow modeling

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Caridade, P J S B ^a   Horta, J Z J ^a,b   Varandas, A J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b Universidad Camilo Cienfuegos   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NIGHTGLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84927620720     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-1-2013     Document Type: Article

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