Noctilucent cloud in the western Arctic in 2005: Simultaneous lidar and camera observations and analysis

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 446-452

  Collins, R L ^a   Taylor, M J ^b   Nielsen, K ^b   Mizutani, K ^c   Murayama, Y ^c   Sakanoi, K ^d   DeLand, M T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidar; Noctilucent clouds; Polar mesospheric clouds; Summer mesosphere

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CAMERAS; CONTROL THEORY; LAUNCHING; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; OPTICAL RADAR; SPACE SHUTTLES; WATER VAPOR;

BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; BACKSCATTER RATIOS; GROUND-BASED; ICE MASS; INTEGRATED BACKSCATTERS; LIDAR; LOWER BOUNDS; MEDIUM-FREQUENCY RADARS; MESOPAUSE REGIONS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS; PLANETARY WAVE ACTIVITIES; POKER FLATS; POLAR LATITUDES; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SUMMER MESOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIOS; WAVE STRUCTURES; WIND MEASUREMENTS;

CLOUDS;

EID: 62149109698     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.044     Document Type: Article

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