Radio occultation measurements of forced atmospheric waves on mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E1, 2001, Pages 1463-1480

  Hinson, D P ^a,d   Tyler, G L ^b,c   Hollingsworth, J L ^a   Wilson, R J ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0035046690     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001291     Document Type: Article

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