A high-latitude 8-hour wave in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Wu, Q ^a,b   Mitchell, N J ^c   Killeen, T L ^a   Solomon, S C ^a   Younger, P T ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644623428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011024     Document Type: Article

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