Noctilucent clouds and the mesospheric water vapour: the past decade

The topic of this paper is the sensitivity of the brightness of noctilucent clouds (NLC) on the ambient water vapour mixing ratio f(H<sub>2</sub>O). Firstly, we use state-of-the-art models of NLC layer formation to predict NLC brightness changes in response to changes in the 80km mixing...

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Main Authors: U. von Zahn, G. Baumgarten, U. Berger, J. Fiedler, P. Hartogh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2004-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/4/2449/2004/acp-4-2449-2004.pdf