Particle characteristics from the spectra of polar mesospheric clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 23, 2002, Pages AAC-5-1-AAC-5-12

  Carbary, J F ^a   Morrison, D ^a   Romick, G J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0360 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Transmission and scattering of radiation; 3349 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Polar meteorology

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; IMAGE SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SPECTROGRAPHS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO;

EID: 85080838553     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001154     Document Type: Article

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