Rycroft, M. J.. 1987 Antarctica — A unique laboratory for atmospheric studies by optical methods. Surveys in Geophysics, 9 (2). 215-229. 10.1007/BF01904124
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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