Modelling of positively charged aerosols in the polar summer mesopause region

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 51, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 799-807

  Rapp, Markus ^a   Lübken, Franz Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MESOSPHERE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO;

EID: 17544399436     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353238     Document Type: Article

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