Determining the index of refraction of polar stratospheric clouds above Andoya (69° N) by combining size-resolved concentration and optical scattering measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D3, 2000, Pages 3943-3953

  Deshler, Terry ^a,f   Nardi, Bruno ^a,b,f   Adriani, Alberto ^c   Cairo, Francesco ^c   Hansen, Georg ^d   Fierli, Federico ^e   Hauchecorne, Alain ^e   Pulvirenti, Lucio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; REFRACTION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033784244     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900469     Document Type: Article

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