Retrieval algorithm for densities of mesospheric and lower thermospheric metal atom and ion species from satellite-borne limb emission signals

Meteoroids bombard Earth's atmosphere during its orbit around the Sun, depositing a highly varying and significant amount of matter into the thermosphere and mesosphere. The strength of the material source needs to be characterized and its impact on atmospheric chemistry assessed. In this study...

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Main Authors: M. Langowski, M. Sinnhuber, A. C. Aikin, C. von Savigny, J. P. Burrows
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/7/29/2014/amt-7-29-2014.pdf