Climatology of globally averaged thermospheric mass density

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Emmert, J T ^a   Picone, J M ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954405441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015298     Document Type: Article

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