Meteor radar observations at middle and Arctic latitudes Part 1: Mean temperatures

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 607-616

  Singer, W ^a   Bremer, J ^a   Weiss J ^a   Hocking, W K ^b   Hoffner J ^a   Donner, M ^c   Espy, P ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mesosphere; Meteor radar; Seasonal variation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE; RADAR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 2442676397     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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