Size distributions of NLC particles as determined from 3-color observations of NLC by ground-based lidar

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1513-1516

  Von Cossart, G ^a   Fiedler, J ^a   Von Zahn, U ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RADAR; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADAR STATIONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS; PARTICLE NUMBER DENSITIES; PARTICLE RADIUS; WIDTH PARAMETERS;

CLOUDS; OPTICAL RADAR;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD;

BACKSCATTER RATIO; DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY; GROUND-BASED LIDARS; ICE PARTICLES; LOG-NORMAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE NUMBER DENSITY;

EID: 0033153639     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900226     Document Type: Article

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