Comparison of polar mesospheric cloud measurements from the Cloud Imaging and Particle Size experiment and the solar backscatter ultraviolet instrument in 2007

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 365-372

  Benze, Susanne ^a   Randall, Cora E ^a   DeLand, Matthew T ^b   Thomas, Gary E ^a   Rusch, David W ^a   Bailey, Scott M ^c   Russell III, James M ^d   McClintock, William ^a   Merkel, Aimee W ^a   Jeppesen, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIM; Noctilucent cloud; PMC; Polar Mesospheric Cloud; SBUV; Validation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BACKSCATTERING; CLOUDS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLAR ENERGY; TIME SERIES;

AIM; NOCTILUCENT CLOUD; PMC; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD; SBUV; VALIDATION;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 62149105913     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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