VHF radar observations of turbulent structures in the polar mesopause region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1028-1036

  Czechowsky, P ^a   Ruster R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

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EID: 0642281529     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-1028-8     Document Type: Article

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