Lidar observations of Ca and K metallic layers from Arecibo and comparison with micrometeor sporadic activity

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 6-9, 2004, Pages 595-606

  Raizada, S ^a   Tepley, C A ^a   Janches, D ^a,b   Friedman, J S ^a   Zhou, Q ^a   Mathews, J D ^b  

^a Arecibo Observatory   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential ablation; Mesospheric metal chemistry; Metal abundance ratios; Micrometeoroids

Indexed keywords

MESOSPHERE;

EID: 2442710125     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2004.01.030     Document Type: Article

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