The polar mesospheric cloud mass in the Arctic summer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A2, 2005, Pages

  Stevens, Michael H ^a,d   Englert, Christoph R ^a,d   DeLand, Matthew T ^b   Hervig, Mark ^c,e  

^a E O Hulburt Ctr for Space Res   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c G and A Technical Software Inc   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e GATS INC   (United States)

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EID: 24944516028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010566     Document Type: Article

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