Definition of Noctilucent. Meaning of Noctilucent. Synonyms of Noctilucent

- Noctilucent clouds (NLCs), or night shining clouds, are tenuous cloud-like phenomena in the upper atmosphere of Earth. When viewed from space, they are...
- momentum into the mesosphere and largely drives global circulation. Noctilucent clouds are located in the mesosphere. The upper mesosphere is also the...
- are the highest in the atmosphere and are given the Latin-derived name noctilucent which refers to their illumination during deep twilight rather than their...
- much of the condensation nuclei required for the formation of noctilucent cloud. Noctilucent clouds have four major types based on physical structure and...
- daylight), since the sun never dips more than 18 degrees below the horizon. Noctilucent clouds are best observed within this range of latitude. Subarctic temperatures...
- NASA satellite launched in 2007 to conduct a planned 26-month study of noctilucent clouds (NLCs). It is the ninetieth Explorer program mission and is part...
- life he pla**** a leading role in supporting amateurs in observations of noctilucent clouds, aurorae, and nightglow. During his active life as an astronomer...
- 2022 Weather portal Polar stratospheric cloud Cir****horizontal arc Noctilucent cloud Gedzelman, Stanley David (1 June 1988). "In Praise of Alto****ulus"...
- contend that the impact was caused by a comet because of the sightings of noctilucent clouds following the impact, a phenomenon caused by m****ive amounts of...
- first clouds known to form above the troposphere. He proposes the name noctilucent which is Latin for night shining. Because of the extremely high altitudes...