First observation of one noctilucent cloud by a twin lidar in two different directions

• Main Authors: Baumgarten, G., Lübken, F.-J., Fricke, K.-H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: München : European Geopyhsical Union 2002
• Subjects: Atmospheric composition and structure (cloud physics and chemistry; aerosols and particles) Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (middle atmosphere dynamics); 530; Alomar; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.34657/1528; https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/4073

In the early morning hours of 14 July 1999, a noctilucent cloud (NLC) was observed simultaneously by the two branches of a twin lidar system located at the ALOMAR observatory in northern Norway (69° N). The telescopes of the two lidars were pointing vertical (L^) and off the zenith by 30° (L30°). Th...