Altitude determination of ultraviolet measurements made by the Student Nitric Oxide Explorer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 30283-30290

  Merkel, A W ^a   Barth, C A ^a   Bailey, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39449129222     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja001111     Document Type: Article

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