Comparison of nighttime nitric oxide 5.3 μm emissions in the thermosphere measured by MIPAS and SABER

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Gardner, J L ^a   Funke, B ^b   Mlynczak, M G ^c   Lopez Puertas M ^b   Martin Torres, F J ^c,d   Russell III, J M ^e   Miller, S M ^f   Sharma, R D ^f   Winick, J R ^f  

^a Stewart Radiance Laboratory   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d ANALYTICAL SERVICES AND MATERIALS INC   (United States)

^e HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 37249013891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011984     Document Type: Article

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