Interhemispheric comparison of mesospheric ice layers from the LIMA model

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 17-18, 2007, Pages 2292-2308

  Lubken F J ^a   Berger, U ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ice layers; Interhemispheric differences; Noctilucent clouds; Numerical modeling; Polar summer mesosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ICE LAYERS; INTERHEMISPHERIC DIFFERENCES; NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS; POLAR SUMMER MESOSPHERE;

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 36148931027     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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