Spectral measurements of PMCs from SBUV/2 instruments

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-77

  DeLand, Matthew T ^a   Shettle, Eric P ^b   Thomas, Gary E ^c   Olivero, John J ^d  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Noctilucent cloud; PMC; Polar mesospheric cloud; Remote sensing; Scattering

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BACKSCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BACKSCATTERED ULTRAVIOLET ALBEDO; CLOUD EVOLUTION; CLOUD FORMATION; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; OZONE STRATOSPHERIC PROFILE; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD (PMC);

CLOUDS;

CLOUD PHENOMENA; MESOSPHERE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING;

EID: 30344479169     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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