Implications for meteoroid chemistry from the height distribution of radar meteors

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1501-1504

  Elford, W G ^a   Steel, D I ^a   Taylor, A D ^a  

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EID: 0001343080     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00425-0     Document Type: Article

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