Latitudinal structure of thermospheric composition perturbations

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 711-724

  Zuzic, M ^a,b   Scherliess, L ^a,c   Prolss G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000755081     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1364-6826(96)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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