First in situ temperature measurements in the summer mesosphere at very high latitudes (78°N)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Lübken, Franz Josef ^a   Müllemann, Arno ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic; Mesosphere; PMSE; Rockets; Temperature; Transition

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MESOSPHERE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 1642456661     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002414     Document Type: Article

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