Interannual variation of NOx from the lower thermosphere to the upper stratosphere in the years 1991-2005

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Sinnhuber, M ^a,b   Kazeminejad, S ^b,c   Wissing, J M ^d  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

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EID: 79951881710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015825     Document Type: Article

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