Optical remote sensing of the thermosphere with HF pumped artificial airglow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A5, 2000, Pages 10657-10671

  Bernhardt, P A ^a   Wong, M ^a,b   Huba, J D ^a   Fejer, B G ^c   Wagner, L S ^a   Goldstein, J A ^a,d   Selcher, C A ^a   Frolov, V L ^e   Sergeev, E N ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Scientific and Engineering Solutions   (United States)

^e LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 39449131052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000366     Document Type: Article

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