Inversion of the Scattering Coefficient of Polar Mesospheric Clouds by Using One-Dimensional Maximum Probability Method

Gao Haiyang; Bu Lingbing; Wang Zhen; Zhu Hong

doi:10.3788/lop54.120101

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