Small-scale temperature variations in the vicinity of NLC: Experimental and model results

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Rapp, M ^a   Lubken F J ^a   Mullemann A ^a   Thomas, G E ^b   Jensen, E J ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gravity waves; Mesospheric aerosol particles; Noctilucent clouds; Polar summer mesopause region

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; CLOUDS; CRYSTALS; GRAVITY WAVES; ICE; IONIZATION; OPTICAL RADAR; SEDIMENTATION; SOUNDING ROCKETS; WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GRAVITY WAVE; MIXING RATIO; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 0038618084     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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