Intraseasonal wind variability in the equatorial mesosphere and lower thermosphere: Long-term observations from the central Pacific

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 603-627

  Eckermann, Stephen D ^a,b   Rajopadhyaya, Deepak K ^c   Vincent, Robert A ^d  

^a Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0007699910     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1364-6826(96)00143-5     Document Type: Article

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