Characterization of the mesospheric sodium layer at La Palma

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 328, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 993-1000

  Michaille, L ^a,d   Clifford, J B ^a   Dainty, J C ^a   Gregory, T ^b   Quartel, J C ^a   Reavell, F C ^a   Wilson, R W ^c   Wooder, N J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES   (Spain)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric effects; Atomic processes; Scattering; Site testing; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SODIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; ATOMIC PROCESS; AVERAGE FREQUENCY; COLUMN DENSITY; MESOSPHERIC SODIUM; MESOSPHERIC SODIUM LAYER; MONITORING PROGRAMMES; SHORT TIME SCALE; SITE-TESTING; SPORADICS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 0038572136     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2001.04703.x     Document Type: Article

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