Quantification of waves in lidar observations of noctilucent clouds at scales from seconds to minutes

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: N. Kaifler, G. Baumgarten, J. Fiedler, F.-J. Lübken
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Norway; Alomar; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-11757-2013; https://doaj.org/article/f97526e7ed3446d2a87a6eb4123538b4

We present small-scale structures and waves observed in noctilucent clouds (NLC) by lidar at an unprecedented temporal resolution of 30 s or less. The measurements were taken with the Rayleigh/Mie/Raman lidar at the ALOMAR observatory in northern Norway (69° N) in the years 2008–2011. We find multip...