Sporadic Ca and Ca<sup>+</sup> layers at mid-latitudes: Simultaneous observations and implications for their formation

We report on the observations of 188 sporadic layers of either Ca atoms and/or Ca ions that we have observed during 112 nights of lidar soundings of Ca, and 58 nights of Ca<sup>+ </sup> soundings, at Kühlungsborn, Germany (54° N, 12° E). The Ca<sup>+</sup> soundings have...

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Main Authors: M. Gerding, M. Alpers, J. Höffner, U. von Zahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2001-01-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/19/47/2001/angeo-19-47-2001.pdf