Vertical and horizontal transport of mesospheric Na: Implications for the mass influx of cosmic dust
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2016.07.013
Abstract: Abstract The mesospheric metal layers are formed by the vaporization of high-speed cosmic dust particles as they enter the Earth's upper atmosphere. We show that the downward fluxes of these metal atoms, induced locally by… read more here.
Keywords: cosmic dust; transport; metal; dust ... See more keywords