Simulation of middle atmosphere winds and comparison with mesopause region wind measurements

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1527-1530

  Lange, M ^a   Schminder, R ^a   Jacobi, Ch ^a   Baier, F ^b   Gunther G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0033382404     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00875-3     Document Type: Article

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