The role of charged ice particles for the creation of PMSE: A review of recent developments

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2033-2043

  Rapp, M ^a   Lubken F J ^a   Blix, T A ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ICE;

ELECTRON DIFFUSIVITY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

FORMATION MECHANISM; ICE CRYSTAL; MESOPAUSE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 0042536459     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00226-6     Document Type: Article

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