Solar cycle dependence and long-term trends in the wind field of the mesosphere/lower thermosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 497-509

  Bremer, J ^a   Schminder, R ^b   Greisiger, K M ^a   Hoffmann, P ^a   Kurschner D ^b   Singer, W ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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EID: 0001615412     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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