Joule heating and nitric oxide in the thermosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Barth, C A ^a   Lu, G ^b   Roble, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 68749097314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013765     Document Type: Article

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