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G. J. Nott, T. J. Duck, J. G. Doyle, M. E. W. Coffin, C. Perro, C. P. Thackray, J. R. Drummond, P. F. Fogal, E. McCullough and R. J. Sica, A remotely-operated lidar for aerosol, temperature, and water vapor profiling in the High Arctic, J. of Atomsph. & Ocean. Tech., in press, 2011.
M. Fromm, Lindsey DT, Servranckx R, Yue G, Trickl T, Sica R, Doucet P, Godin-Beekmann S., The Untold Story of Pyrocumulonimbus, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 91, 1193-1209, 2010.
M. R. Carleer, C. D. Boone, K. A. Walker, P. F. Bernath, K. Strong, R. J. Sica, C. E. Randall, H. Vömel, J. Kar, M. Höpfner, M. Milz, T. von Clarmann, R. Kivi, J. Valverde-Canossa, C. E. Sioris, M. R. M. Izawa, E. Dupuy, C. T. McElroy, J. R. Drummond, C. R. Nowlan, J. Zou, F. Nichitiu, S. Lossow, J. Urban, D. Murtagh, and D. G. Dufour, Validation of water vapour profiles from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE), Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8: 4499-4559, 2008.
R.J. Sica and P.S. Argall, Seasonal and nightly variations of gravity-wave energy density in the middle atmosphere measured by the Purple Crow Lidar, Ann. Geophys. 25: 2139-2145, 2007.
R. J. Sica, M. R. M. Izawa, K. A. Walker, C. Boone, S. V. Petelina, P. S. Argall, P. Bernath, G. B. Burns, V. Catoire, R. L. Collins, W. H. Daffer, C. De Clercq, Z. Y. Fan, B. J. Firanski, W. J. R. French, P. Gerard, M. Gerding, J. Granville, J. L. Innis, P. Keckhut, T. Kerzenmacher, A. R. Klekociuk, E. Kyrö, J. C. Lambert, E. J. Llewellyn, G. L. Manney, I. S. McDermid, K. Mizutani, Y. Murayama, C. Piccolo, P. Raspollini, M. Ridolfi, C. Robert, W. Steinbrecht, K. B. Strawbridge, K. Strong, R. Stübi, and B. Thurairajah, Validation of the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) version 2.2 temperature using ground-based and space-borne measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys. 8: 35-62, 2008.
G. L. Manney, W. H. Daffer, K. B. Strawbridge, K. A. Walker, C. D. Boone, P. F. Bernath, T. Kerzenmacher, M. J. Schwartz, K. Strong, R. J. Sica, K. Krüger, H. C. Pumphrey, L. Froidevaux, A. Lambert, M. L. Santee, N. J. Livesey, E. E. Remsberg, M. G. Mlynczak, and J. R. Russell, The high Arctic in extreme winters: vortex, temperature, and MLS and ACE-FTS trace gas evolution, Atmos. Chem. Phys. 8: 505-522, 2008.
P.S. Argall and R.J. Sica, A comparison of Rayleigh and sodium lidar temperature climatologies, Ann. Geophys. 25: 27-35, 2007.
P.S. Argall, Upper altitude limit for Rayleigh lidar, Ann. Geophys. 25: 19-25, 2007.
W.K. Hocking, P.S. Argall, R.P. Lowe, R.J. Sica and H. Ellinor, Height-dependent metor temperatures and comparisons with lidar and OH measurements, Can. J. Phys. 85: 173-187, 2007.
P.S. Argall, R.J. Sica, C.R. Bryant, M. Algara-Siller and H. Schijns, Calibration of the Purple Crow Lidar vibrational Raman water-vapour mixing ratio and temperature measurements, Can. J. Phys. 85: 119-129, 2007.
R.J. Sica and P.S. Argall, AGU Dec 2006 poster, Purple Crow Lidar (PCL) vibrational Raman water vapor mixing ratio and temperature measurements in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere, 2006.
P.S. Argall and R.J. Sica, Lidar (Laser Radar) in The Optics Encyclopedia: Basic Foundations And Practical Applications, Vol 2, Ed. T. G. Brown et al., (ISBN 3-527-40320-5) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH &, 1305-1322, 2004.
D.L. Wu, W.G. Read, Z. Shippony, T. Leblanc, T.J. Duck, D.A. Ortland, R.J. Sica, P. S. Argall, J. Oberheide, A. Hauchecorne, P. Keckhut, C.Y. She, and D.A. Krueger, Mesospheric Temperature from UARS MLS: Retrieval and Validation, JASTP. 65 (2): 245-267 Jan 2003.
P.S. Argall and R.J. Sica LIDAR in the Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences Ed J. Holton, J. Pyle and J. Curry. (ISBN: 0122270908) Academic Press, London, September 15, 2002.
R.J. Sica, T. Thayaparan, P.S. Argall, A.T. Russell and W.K. Hocking Modulation of upper mesospheric temperature inversions due to tidal-gravity Wave interaction Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics 64, 915-922, 2002.
P.S. Argall and R. J. Sica, LIDAR in the Encyclopedia of Imaging Science and Technology Ed. J.P. Hornak. John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, Jan 2002.
A.T. Russell and R. J. Sica, Observations of high-frequency temporal gravity waves spectra in the middle upper stratosphere J. Geophys. Res., 106, D11, 11849-11858, 2001.
M. M. Mwangi, R. J. Sica, and P. S. Argall, Retrieval of Molecular Nitrogen and Molecular Oxygen Densities in the Upper Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Using Ground-Based Lidar Measurements J. Geophys. Res., 106, D10, 10313-10323, 2001.
R. J. Sica, Z. A. Zylawy and P.S. Argall, Ozone Corrections for Rayleigh-scatter Temperature Determinations in the Middle Atmosphere Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 18(7):1223-1228, 2001. Color figures - PostScript.
Argall, P.S., R.J. Sica, O. Vassiliev and M.M. Mwangi, Lidar measurements taken with a large-aperture liquid mirror: 2. Sodium resonance-fluorescence system. Appl. Opt., 39 (15) 2393-2399, 20 May 2000.
Sica, R.J., P.S. Argall, A.T. Russell, C.R. Bryant and M.M. Mwangi Dynamics and composition measurements in the lower and middle atmosphere with the Purple Crow Lidar Recent Research Developments in Geophysical Research, S.G. Pandalia (ed.) Feb 2000.
Sica, R.J. and A.T. Russell How many waves are in the gravity wave spectrum Geophysical Res. Lett.,26: 3617-3620, 1999. Color figures - PostScript.
Sica, R.J. Measurements of the Effects of Gravity Waves in the Middle Atmosphere Using Parametric Models of Density Fluctuations Part II: Energy Dissipation and Eddy Diffusion. J. Atmos. Sci.,56, 1330-1343, 1999. Color figures - jpg or PostScript.
Sica, R.J. and A.T. Russell Measurements of the Effects of Gravity Waves in the Middle Atmosphere Using Parametric Models of Density Fluctuations Part I: Vertical Wavenumber and Temporal Spectra. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 1308-1329, 1999. Color figures available - jpg or PostScript.
Bryant, C.R., First measurements of upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric water vapour mixing ratios using the Purple Crow Raman-Scatter Lidar; Master of Science dissertation, University of Western Ontario, 1999.

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Russell, A.T., Measurements of Temporal Gravity Wave Spectra in the Upper Stratosphere; Master of Science dissertation, University of Western Ontario, 1998.

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Sica, R.J., Microscale Gravity Wave Physics and its Relevance to the Macro Middle Atmosphere, Lecture at MAM Summer School, August 1997.
Sica, R.J. and M.D. Thorsley Measurements of Intermittency in the Upper Stratosphere and Mesosphere NATO ASI Series Vol. I 50, Ed. Kevin Hamilton, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997.
Sica, R.J. and M.D. Thorsley Measurements of superadiabatic lapse rates in the middle atmosphere GRL 23 (20) 2797-2800, October 1, 1996.
Sica, R.J. S. Sargoytchev, P.S. Argall, E.F. Borra, L. Girard, C.T. Sparrow, and S. Flatt Lidar measurements taken with a large-aperture liquid mirror. 1. Rayleigh-scatter system Applied Optics 34 (30) 6925-6936, 1995.

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