First simultaneous and common volume observations of noctilucent clouds and polar mesosphere summer echoes by lidar and radar

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 19161-19167

  Nussbaumer, V ^a   Fricke, K H ^a   Langer, M ^a   Singer, W ^b   Von Zahn, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDAR; MESOSPHERE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; PMSE; RADAR;

EID: 0030432620     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01213     Document Type: Article

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