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Twin mesospheric bores observed over Brazilian equatorial region
A. F. Medeiros
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande/PB, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande/PB, Brazil
M. J. Taylor
Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4405, USA
J. Fechine
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande/PB, Brazil
H. Takahashi
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos/SP, Brazil
R. A. Buriti
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande/PB, Brazil
L. M. Lima
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande/PB, Brazil
C. M. Wrasse
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos/SP, Brazil
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This paper reports two consecutive mesospheric bores observed in the airglow emissions (OH and...
