Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1777573 | Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics | 2009 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
The Solar Occultation For Ice Experiment (SOFIE) was launched onboard the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft to measure polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) and their environment. This work describes methods for identifying PMCs in SOFIE observations and determining mass density, particle shape, particle effective radius, and the parameters of a Gaussian size distribution. Results using SOFIE measurements from the northern summer of 2007 are compared with concurrent observations by the ALOMAR lidar in northern Norway. Ice particle properties determined from SOFIE are in good agreement with the lidar results, considering the differences in instrument characteristics.
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Authors
Mark E. Hervig, Larry L. Gordley, Michael H. Stevens, James M. Russell III, Scott M. Bailey, Gerd Baumgarten,