Millstone Hill ISR observations of upper atmospheric long-term changes: Height dependency

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Shun Rong ^a   Holt, John M ^a   Kurdzo, James ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 79955063572     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016414     Document Type: Article

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