Three-dimensional modeling of the trajectories of visible noctilucent cloud particles: An indication of particle nucleation well below the mesopause

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Berger, Uwe ^a   von Zahn, Ulf ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; METEOROLOGY; NUCLEATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIND EFFECTS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; LIDAR; MESOPAUSE; NUCLEATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRAJECTORY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 35348976743     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008106     Document Type: Article

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