Challenges in the limb retrieval of noctilucent cloud properties from Odin/OSIRIS

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 935-942

  Karlsson, B ^a   Gumbel, J ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Limb measurements; Noctilucent clouds; Odin; Satellite

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GEOMETRY; WEATHER SATELLITES;

LIMB MEASUREMENT; MESOSPHERIC LAYERS; NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS; ODIN;

CLOUDS;

EID: 27744506174     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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