Noctilucent clouds as possible indicators of global change in the mesosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 937-946

  Thomas, G E ^a   Olivero, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; METHANE; PHOTODISSOCIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MESOSPERES;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES;

GLOBAL CHANGE; MESOSPHERE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035668332     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(01)80021-1     Document Type: Article

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