Investigation of a resonance Lidar for measurement of thermospheric metastable helium

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2023-2035

  Gerrard, Andrew J ^a   Kane, Timothy J ^a   Meisel, David D ^b   Thayer, Jeffrey P ^c   Kerr, Robert B ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042231684     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(97)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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