On I(5577 Å) and I(7620 Å) auroral emissions and atomic oxygen densities

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 687-698

  Gattinger, R L ^a   Llewellyn, E J ^b   Vallance Jones, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 2842537241     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0687-1     Document Type: Article

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