Relation between increasing methane and the presence of ice clouds at the mesopause

Nature

Volumn 338, Issue 6215, 1989, Pages 490-492

  Thomas, Gary E ^a   Olivero, John J ^b   Jensen, Eric J ^a   Schroeder, Wilfred ^c   Toon, Owen B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Geophysical Station   (Germany)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CLOUD; MESOPAUSE; METHANE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD;

EID: 0024484181     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/338490a0     Document Type: Article

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