Simultaneous observation of noctilucent clouds, mesospheric summer echoes, and temperature at a midlatitude station (54°N)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Gerding, M ^a   Hoffner J ^a   Rauthe, M ^a   Singer, W ^a   Zecha, M ^a   Lubken F J ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; GRAVITY WAVES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; SUPERSATURATION; WIND;

AIR TEMPERATURE; LIDAR; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 34547842342     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008135     Document Type: Article

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