Noctilucent clouds

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cloud_service
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:night_shining_clouds
gptkbp:color blue
silver
white
gptkbp:composedOf water ice crystals
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1885
gptkbp:elevation 76 to 85 kilometers
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:formWhen water vapor freezes around dust particles
gptkbp:hasViewOf summer months
high latitudes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Noctilucent clouds
gptkbp:locatedIn mesosphere
gptkbp:notableFor highest clouds in Earth's atmosphere
visible only in deep twilight
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:polar_mesospheric_clouds
climate change
gptkbp:seasonalOccurrence less common in southern hemisphere
more common in northern hemisphere
gptkbp:studiedBy satellites
ground-based observers
gptkbp:visibleAfter sunset
gptkbp:visibleBefore sunrise
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Night_Sky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7