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Height, structure and displacements of noctilucent clouds

Georg WittInnetitute of Meteorology, Univewity of Stockholm.
Pages 1-18 | Received 02 Oct 1961, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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Georg Witt. (2011) Size and shape of ice grains in the mesopause region. International Journal of Remote Sensing 32:11, pages 3029-3041.
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I. J. Eberstein & J. S. Theon. (1978) Vertical temperature and density patterns in the Arctic mesosphere analyzed as gravity waves. Tellus 30:4, pages 341-349.
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C. L. Hemenway, R. K. Soberman & G. Witt. (1964) Sampling of noctilucent cloud particles. Tellus 16:1, pages 84-88.
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Eigil Hesstvedt. (1962) On the possibility of ice cloud formation at the mesopause. Tellus 14:3, pages 290-296.
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