Energetics of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere and the saber experiment

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1177-1183

  Mlynczak, Martin G ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; MESOSPHERE; SABER; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0031404634     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00769-2     Document Type: Article

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