Comparison of simultaneous Na lidar and mesospheric nightglow temperature measurements and the effects of tides on the emission layer heights

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Zhao, Yucheng ^a   Taylor, M J ^a   Chu, X ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIDAR; MESOSPHERE; NIGHTGLOW; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 21544434667     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005115     Document Type: Article

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