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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-913-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-33-913-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Regular paper
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24 Jul 2015
Regular paper |
| 24 Jul 2015
Observations of thermosphere and ionosphere changes due to the dissipative 6.5-day wave in the lower thermosphere
Q. Gan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, USA
L. C. Chang
Institute of Space Science, National Central University, Jhongli, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
W. B. Wang
High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
S. D. Zhang
School of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
J. Du
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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