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Elastic backscattering of a laser beam by the atmosphere has been used in the last few years to study with high temporal and spatial resolutions some of the basic parameters of the middle atmosphere, density and temperature. The variability of their height distribution has been interpreted in terms of gravity and planetary waves. Some of the results relevant to dynamics are presented here. They emphasize the major role played by dynamics in the temporal variability of the middle atmosphere.
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Chanin, ML., Hauchecorne, A. (1987). Lidar Sounding of the Structure and Dynamics of the Middle Atmosphere. A Review of Recent Results Relevant to Transport Processes. In: Visconti, G., Garcia, R. (eds) Transport Processes in the Middle Atmosphere. NATO ASI Series, vol 213. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3973-8_29
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