A long-term data set of globally averaged thermospheric total mass density

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Emmert, J T ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 70349417796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014102     Document Type: Article

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