Simultaneous observation of sodium atoms, NLC and PMSE in the summer mesopause region above ALOMAR, Norway (69°N, 12°E)

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-101

  She, C Y ^a   Williams, B P ^a,b   Hoffmann, P ^c   Latteck, R ^c   Baumgarten, G ^c   Vance, J D ^a   Fiedler, J ^c   Acott, P ^a   Fritts, D C ^b   Lubken F J ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NWRA ^*  (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous chemistry and wave activities; Mesopause sodium layer; Noctilucent cloud; Polar mesospheric summer echoes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATOMS; CLIMATOLOGY; ICE; OPTICAL RADAR; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY; MESOPAUSE SODIUM LAYER; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; POLAR MESOSPHERIC SUMMER ECHOES; WAVE ACTIVITIES;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; SODIUM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 30344454399     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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