Interhemispheric differences in polar mesospheric clouds observed by the HALOE instrument

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1352-1369

  Wrotny, Jonathan E ^a   Russell III, James M ^a  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesosphere temperature; Mesosphere water vapor; Microphysics; Polar mesospheric clouds

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; THERMOANALYSIS;

MESOSPHERE TEMPERATURE; MESOSPHERE WATER VAPOR; MICROPHYSICS; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS;

CLOUDS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; INFRARED RADIATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33746192065     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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