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Phone: 303-492-7022 Email: Gary.Thomas at lasp.colorado.edu WWW: None
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Research concerning the middle atmosphere of Earth, in particular the mesosphere (50-100 km). Of interest are noctilucent clouds which occur in the highlatitude summertime mesopause region, around 83 km. These clouds were observed for five years by a CU LASP ultraviolet experiment onboard the LASP SME satellite, and more recently by instruments onboard the POAM II and UARS (Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite) spacecraft. In the last decade, interest involves global change in this region, possibly caused by anthropogenic emissions and by climate changes in the troposphere. Critical parameters studied are solar UV flux, water vapor, temperature and ozone which are being monitored by instruments onboard the UARS. |
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