SABER observations of the OH Meinel airglow variability near the mesopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Marsh, Daniel R ^a,d   Smith, Anne K ^a,d   Mlynczak, Martin G ^b   Russell III, James M ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33947536624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011451     Document Type: Article

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