Tidal variations of noctilucent clouds measured at 69°N latitude by groundbased lidar

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1289-1292

  Von Zahn, U ^a   Von Cossart, G ^a   Fiedler, J ^a   Rees, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ETALONS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS (NLC);

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 0032070624     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00546     Document Type: Article

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