Solar and lunar tides in noctilucent clouds as determined by ground-based lidar

<p>Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) occur during summer from midlatitudes to high latitudes. They consist of nanometer-sized ice particles in an altitude range from 80 to 90&thinsp;km and are sensitive to ambient temperature and water vapor content, which makes them a suitable tracer for varia...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. Fiedler, G. Baumgarten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/16051/2018/acp-18-16051-2018.pdf