Observations of a noctilucent cloud above Logan, Utah (41.7°N, 111.8°W) in 1995

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 19, 2007, Pages

  Herron, Joshua P ^a   Wickwar, Vincent B ^a   Espy, Patrick J ^b   Meriwether, John W ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; GRAVITY WAVES; OPTICAL RADAR;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DETECTION METHOD; GRAVITY WAVE; LATITUDE; LIDAR; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD;

LOGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 36849083629     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007158     Document Type: Article

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