Polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) at Halley (76°S, 27°W), Antarctica

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Jarvis, Marvis J ^a   Clilverd, Mark A ^a   Rose, Mike C ^a   Rodwell, Shane ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC LATITUDE; MESOPAUSE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHOES (PMSE); SUMMER SOLSTICE;

GEOPHYSICS;

MESOPAUSE; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; HALLEY STATION; WORLD;

EID: 20044369034     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021804     Document Type: Article

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