Observations and interpretation of gravity wave induced fluctuations in the O I (557.7 nm) airglow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A7, 1999, Pages 14915-14924

  Schubert, G ^a   Walterscheid, R L ^a   Hickey, M P ^b   Tepley, C A ^c,d  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARECIBO OBSERVATORY   (Puerto Rico)

^d Arecibo Observatory   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 0001178661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900096     Document Type: Article

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