An assessment of new satellite total density data for improving upper atmosphere models

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1465-1473

  Bruinsma, S L ^a,b   Exertier, P ^a   Biancale, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c CNES   (France)

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EID: 0002501568     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(99)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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