Noctilucent clouds and the thermal structure near the Arctic mesopause in summer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D5, 1996, Pages 9489-9508

  Lubken F J ^a   Fricke, K H ^a   Langer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOPAUSE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; SUMMER;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0030460821     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JD00444     Document Type: Article

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