Simultaneous K and Ca lidar observations during a meteor shower on March 6-7, 1997, at Kühlungsborn, Germany

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A11, 1999, Pages 24689-24698

  Gerding, M ^a   Alpers, M ^a   Hoffner J ^a   Von Zahn, U ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

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EID: 0001561677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900338     Document Type: Article

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