Mesospheric energy loss rates by OH and O2 emissions at 23°S

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 797-804

  Fagundes, P R ^a,b   Gobbi, D ^a   Takahashi, H ^a   Sahai, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0008021747     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005850050498     Document Type: Article

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