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Antarctica — A unique laboratory for atmospheric studies by optical methods

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Optical methods of studying the atmosphere are one valuable means of investigating atmospheric behaviour at heights ranging from less than 1 km to several hundred km. Some examples are given of results from various optical experiments carried out at Halley, Antarctica (76oS, 27oW;L=4.2), as is a consideration of the results of some complementary experiments. By combining observations made using different techniques, an improved understanding of atmospheric, ionospheric and magnetospheric processes is obtained.

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Rycroft, M.J. Antarctica — A unique laboratory for atmospheric studies by optical methods. Surv Geophys 9, 215–229 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01904124

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