Neutral winds and temperature in the tropical mesosphere and lower thermosphere during January 1993: Observation and comparison with TIME-GCM results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A6, 1997, Pages 11507-11519

  Zhou, Q H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 37149010243     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA00439     Document Type: Article

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