Multiple sounding rocket observations of charged dust in the polar winter mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A3, 2005, Pages

  Lynch, K A ^a   Gelinas, L J ^b   Kelley, M C ^b   Collins, R L ^c   Widholm, M ^d   Rau, D ^d   MacDonald, E ^d   Liu, Y ^d,e   Ulwick, J ^e   Mace, P ^e  

^a Department of Physics and Astronomy Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

^b School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28844438619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010502     Document Type: Review

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