Mesospheric observations by high-resolution Fabry-Perot spectrometers: Calibrations required for climate change studies

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-294

  Greet, P A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRGLOW; CLIMATE CHANGE; FABRY-PEROT SPECTROMETER; MESOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030774134     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00088-0     Document Type: Article

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