Lidar observations of atmospheric sodium at an equatorial location

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 1773-1778

  Clemesha, B R ^a   Simonich, D M ^a   Batista, P P ^a   Batista, I S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; LIDAR; SODIUM;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0032467807     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00144-8     Document Type: Article

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