Aerodynamical effects in number density measurements in the lower thermosphere with the cone instrument

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-144

  Lubken F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR MEASUREMENT; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 0043045164     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(96)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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