Odin/OSIRIS limb observations of polar mesospheric clouds in 2001-2003

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-55

  Petelina, Svetlana V ^a   Llewellyn, E J ^a   Degenstein, D A ^a   Lloyd, N D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Odin OSIRIS; Polar mesospheric clouds; Summer mesosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHER SATELLITES;

INTER-HEMISPHERIC DIFFERENCE; LIMB-SCATTERED SOLAR RADIANCE; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD PHENOMENA; MESOSPHERE; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 30344484562     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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