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Observations of a middle atmosphere thermal structure over Durban using a ground-based Rayleigh LIDAR and satellite data
Submitted: 27 January 2011 | Published: 12 January 2012
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Nkanyiso Mbatha, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaVenkataraman Sivakumar, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Hassan Bencherif, Université de La Réunion, France
Sandile B. Malinga, South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Space Science, South Africa
Sadhasivan R. Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ashokabose Moorgawa, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Max M. Michaelis, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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