Metallic layers in the mesopause and lower thermosphere region

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1559-1570

  Plane, J M C ^a   Cox, R M ^a   Rollason, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONIC COMPOSITION; MESOPAUSE; METAL; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0033368892     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00880-7     Document Type: Article

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