An updated review of polar mesosphere summer echoes: Observation, theory, and their relationship to noctilucent clouds and subvisible aerosols

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 2001-2020

  Cho, John Y N ^a   Röttger, Jürgen ^b  

^a ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^b EISCAT SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION   (Sweden)

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EID: 0000957150     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02030     Document Type: Review

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