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GRENADE AND SODIUM ROCKET EXPERIMENTS AT WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA

Nordberg, W.·Smith, W.
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Seasonal variations in upper atmosphere analyzed by comparing grenade and sodium rocket experiments

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Nordberg, W., Smith, W.. 1963-01-01. GRENADE AND SODIUM ROCKET EXPERIMENTS AT WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19630028616

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