Model calculations of the silicon and magnesium chemistry in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 859-862

  Fritzenwallner, Johnny ^a   Kopp, Ernest ^a  

^a Physikalisches Institut ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; MESOSPHERE; SILICON; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0031819275     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00642-X     Document Type: Article

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