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Possible observations of noctilucent clouds by Thomas Romney Robinson
Author(s) -
Butler C. J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1477-8696
pISSN - 0043-1656
DOI - 10.1256/wea.129.05
Subject(s) - observatory , northern ireland , citation , library science , history , geography , genealogy , astronomy , physics , computer science , ethnology
Noctilucent Clouds (NLC) were first reported by Backhouse (1885) and Jesse (1890) from observations made in 1884-5, following the huge volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in 1883. This led to a widespread belief that they were caused by volcanic ejecta. Later studies have suggested that they are more likely to be composed of extra-terrestrial particles which, as they descend through the atmosphere to the vicinity of the mesopause, become coated with water ice (WMO Report, 1970).