Analysis of lidar observations of Arctic polar stratospheric clouds during January 1989

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D16, 2000, Pages 20589-20615

  Toon, Owen B ^a   Tabazadeh, Azadeh ^b   Browell, Edward V ^c   Jordan, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; LIDAR; POLAR REGION; STRATOSPHERE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0033784886     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900144     Document Type: Article

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