Noctilucent Cloud in the Western Arctic in 2005: Simultaneous Lidar and Camera Observations and Analysis

• Published in: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
• Main Authors: Collins, R. L., Taylor, Michael J., Nielsen, K., Mizutani, K., Murayama, Y., Sakanoi, K., DeLand, M. T.
• Other Authors: Elsevier
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Hosted by Utah State University Libraries 2008
• Subjects: Noctilucent clouds; Polar mesospheric clouds; Summer mesosphere; Lidar; Physics; Arctic; Donnelly; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/physics_facpub/1174; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2008.09.044

We report observations of a noctilucent cloud (NLC) over central Alaska by a ground-based lidar and camera on the night of 9–10 August 2005. The lidar at Poker Flat Research Range (PFRR), Chatanika (65°N, 147°W) measured a maximum integrated backscatter coefficient of 2.4×10−6 sr−1 with a peak backs...