First satellite observations of meteoric smoke in the middle atmosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Hervig, Mark E ^a   Gordley, Larry L ^a   Deaver, Lance E ^a   Siskind, David E ^b   Stevens, Michael H ^b   Russell III, James M ^c   Bailey, Scott M ^d   Megner, Linda ^e   Bardeen, Charles G ^f  

^a GATS INC   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^e CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; MODEL RESULTS; REMOTE OBSERVATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEASONAL CYCLE; SMOKE PARTICLES; SOLAR OCCULTATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOKE;

EID: 72149085714     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL039737     Document Type: Article

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