OH layer characteristics during unusual boreal winters of 2004 and 2006

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Winick, J R ^a   Wintersteiner, P P ^b   Picard, R H ^a   Esplin, D ^c,d   Mlynczak, M G ^e   Russell III, J M ^f   Gordley, L L ^g  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARCON CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Utah State University   (United States)

^d Moki Systems   (United States)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Gordley Analytical and Technical Software   (United States)

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EID: 66149184421     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013688     Document Type: Article

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