The altitude of noctilucent clouds: Groundbased observations and their interpretation through numerical modeling

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 530, 2003, Pages 295-301

  Von Zahn, U ^a   Berger, Uwe ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR;

TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

CLOUDS;

EID: 0242290329     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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