On Krassovsky's ratio for ter-diurnal hydroxyl oscillations in the winter polar mesopause

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 385-394

  Oznovich, I ^a   Walterscheid, R L ^b   Sivjee, G G ^c   McEwen, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008208487     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(96)00130-4     Document Type: Article

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