Comparison of a thermospheric photochemical model with Student Nitric Oxide Explorer (SNOE) observations of nitric oxide

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A3, 2004, Pages

  Barth, C A ^a   Bailey, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide model; SNOE observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846404576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010227     Document Type: Article

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