Long-term decrease of mesospheric temperature, 1963-1995, inferred from radiowave reflection heights

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2059-2063

  Taubenheim, J ^a   Entzian, G ^b   Berendorf, K ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; RADIOWAVE; REFLECTION HEIGHT; TEMPERATURE DATA (1963-1995);

EID: 0031420308     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00596-6     Document Type: Article

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