SOFIE PMC observations during the northern summer of 2007

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 331-339

  Hervig, Mark E ^a   Gordley, Larry L ^a   Russell III, James M ^b   Bailey, Scott M ^c  

^a GATS INC   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIM; Mesosphere; PMC; SOFIE

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

AIM; ASPHERICAL; CLOUD BASE; ICE LAYERS; ICE PARTICLES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MASS DENSITIES; MESOSPHERE; PARTICLE SHAPES; PMC; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUDS; SMALL PARTICLES; SOFIE; SOLAR OCCULTATIONS; STRONG CORRELATIONS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENTS;

ICE;

EID: 62149144451     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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