Depletion of oxygen in aurora: Evidence for a local mechanism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A10, 1997, Pages 22273-22277

  Christensen, A B ^a   Hecht, J H ^a   Walterscheid, R L ^a   Larsen, M F ^b   Sharp, W E ^c,d  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d ITT Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 37149024532     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01800     Document Type: Article

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