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

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Baumgarten, G., Lübken, F.-J., Fricke, K. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2002
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Alomar; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-20-1863-2002; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00035775; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00035729/angeo-20-1863-2002.pdf; https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/20/1863/2002/angeo-20-1863-2002.pdf

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...