Noctilucent clouds: modern ground-based photographic observations by a digital camera network
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Noctilucent clouds: modern ground-based photographic observations by a digital camera network.
Noctilucent, or "night-shining," clouds (NLCs) are a spectacular optical nighttime phenomenon that is very often neglected in the context of atmospheric optics. This paper gives a brief overview of current understanding of NLCs by providing a simple physical picture of their formation, relevant observational characteristics, and scientific challenges of NLC research. Modern ground-based photogr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Optics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-6935,1539-4522
DOI: 10.1364/ao.50.000f72