An analysis of POAM II solar occultation observations of polar mesospheric clouds in the southern hemisphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 1971-1981

  Debrestian, D J ^a   Lumpe, J D ^a   Shettle, E P ^b   Bevilacqua, R M ^b   Olivero, J J ^c   Hornstein, J S ^b   Glaccum, W ^d,f   Rusch, D W ^e   Randall, C E ^e   Fromm, M D ^a  

^a Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Applied Research Corporation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f ARC   (United States)

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EID: 5244340107     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01916     Document Type: Article

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