Simultaneous lidar observations of a noctilucent cloud and an internal wave in the polar mesosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Collins, R L ^a   Kelley, M C ^b   Nicolls, M J ^b   Ramos, C ^b   Hou, T ^a   Stern, T E ^c   Mizutani, K ^d   Itabe, T ^d  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Noctilucent clouds; Polar mesospheric summer echoes; Rayleigh lidar; Summer mesosphere

Indexed keywords

LIDAR; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; POLAR REGION; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642456672     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002427     Document Type: Article

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