Lidar observations of a large high-altitude sporadic Na layer during active aurora

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 3655-3658

  Collins, R L ^a   Hallinan, T J ^a   Smith, R W ^a   Hernandez, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS; ABLATION; METEORITES; OPTICAL RADAR; SODIUM; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

APPEARENCE; COLUMN ABUNDANCE; CURRENT MODELS; LARGE AMOUNTS; LAYER FORMATION; LIDAR OBSERVATION; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; POKER FLAT;

SODIUM; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

ACTIVE AURORA; HIGH-ALTITUDE SPORADIC SODIUM LAYER; LIDAR OBSERVATIONS;

AURORA; LIDAR; SODIUM LAYER;

EID: 0030368893     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03337     Document Type: Article

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