Seasonal variation of mesospheric turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rates at 69° N

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 397, 1997, Pages 505-509

  Hall, C M ^a   Blix, T A ^b   Thrane, E V ^b   Lubken F J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 5244221737     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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