Simultaneous observations of temperatures and ice-particles in the mid-latitude mesopause region

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 785-793

  Gerding, Michael ^a   Höffner, Josef ^a   Rauthe, Monika ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lidar; Mesopause region; Noctilucent clouds; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACKSCATTERING; OPTICAL RADAR; POTASSIUM; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; MESOPAUSE REGIONS; NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS; THERMOSPHERE;

ICE;

EID: 34548270587     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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