Rocket probing of PMSE and NLC - Results from the recent MIDAS/MaCWAVE campaign

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2061-2067

  Blix, T A ^a   Bekkeng, J K ^b   Latteck, R ^c   Lubken F J ^c   Rapp, M ^c   Schoch A ^c   Singer, W ^c   Smiley, B ^d   Strelnikov, B ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; ROCKETS;

PAYLOADS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

MESOSPHERE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0043011074     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00229-1     Document Type: Article

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