Meteor radar temperatures at multiple sites derived with SKiYMET radars and compared to OH, rocket and lidar measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 585-593

  Hocking, W K ^a   Singer, W ^b   Bremer, J ^b   Mitchell, N J ^c   Batista, P ^d   Clemesha, B ^d   Donner, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d INPE ^*  (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annual; Hydroxyl; Lidar; Mesopause; Meteors; Radar; Rockets; Temperatures; Variability

Indexed keywords

LIDAR; MESOPAUSE; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2442661393     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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