On pressure measurement and seasonal pressure variations during the phoenix mission

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 115, Issue E3, 2010, Pages

  Taylor, Peter A ^b   Kahanpää, Henrik ^d   Weng, Wensong ^b   Akingunola, Ayodeji ^a   Cook, Clive ^b   Daly, Mike ^c   Dickinson, Cameron ^b   Harri, Ari Matti ^d   Hill, Darren ^c   Hipkin, Victoria ^a   Polkko, Jouni ^d   Whiteway, Jim ^b  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MDA Consulting Limited Canada   (Canada)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 85032275394     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003422     Document Type: Article

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