Simultaneous observations of the 2-day wave at London (43°N, 81°W) and Saskatoon (52°N, 107°W) near 91 km altitude during the two years of 1993 and 1994

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1324-1339

  Thayaparan, T ^a   Hocking, W K ^a   MacDougall, J ^a   Manson, A H ^b   Meek, C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 0001185745     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-1324-3     Document Type: Article

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