Comparison between the temperature measurements by TIMED/SABER and lidar in the midlatitude

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Xu, Jiyao ^a   She, C Y ^b   Yuan, Wei ^a   Mertens, Chris ^c   Mlynczak, Marty ^c   Russell, James ^d  

^a CENTER FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND APPLIED RESEARCH   (China)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947496046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011439     Document Type: Article

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