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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11951-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11951-2013
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10 Dec 2013
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2013

Gravity wave influence on NLC: experimental results from ALOMAR, 69° N

H. Wilms, M. Rapp, P. Hoffmann, J. Fiedler, and G. Baumgarten

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