Intercomparison of two stratospheric analyses: Temperatures relevant to polar stratospheric cloud formation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D2, 1999, Pages 2041-2050

  Pawson, Steven ^a,d   Krüger, Kirstin ^a   Swinbank, Richard ^b,d   Bailey, Michael ^b   O'Neill, Alan ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; STRATOSPHERE; WINTER;

EID: 0033608197     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02279     Document Type: Article

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