Rotational and spin-orbit distributions of NO observed by MIPAS/ENVISAT during the solar storm of October/November 2003

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Gardner, J L ^a   Lopez Puertas M ^b   Funke, B ^b   Miller, S M ^c   Lipson, S J ^c   Sharma, R D ^c  

^a Stewart Radiance Laboratory   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 33747182148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010937     Document Type: Article

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