Role of lee waves in the formation of solid polar stratospheric clouds: Case studies from February 1997

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D5, 2000, Pages 6845-6853

  Riviere E D ^a   Huret, N ^a,b   G Taupin, F ^a   Renard, J B ^a   Pirre, M ^a,b   Eckermann, S D ^c   Larsen, N ^d   Deshler, T ^e   Lefevre F ^a   Payan, S ^a   Camy Peyret, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEE WAVE; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0033789274     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900908     Document Type: Article

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