Physical state and composition of polar stratospheric clouds inferred from airborne lidar measurements during SESAME

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-16

  David, C ^a   Godin, S ^a   Megie, G ^a   Emery, Y ^b   Flesia, C ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airborne lidar; PSC; SESAME

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CLOUD; COOLING; STRATOSPHERE; SWEDEN; TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUD WATER; LIDAR; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; SESAME;

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 0030616447     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005820407467     Document Type: Article

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