Non-uniform PSC occurrence within Arctic polar vortex

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 4175-4178

  Müller, Marion ^a   Neuber, Roland ^a   Beyerle, Georg ^a   Kyro E ^b   Kivi, R ^b   Woste L ^c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; OPTICAL RADAR; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VAPORS; WATER;

POLAR VORTEX;

GEOPHYSICS; VORTEX FLOW;

LIDAR; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; POLAR VORTEX;

ARCTIC;

AEROSOL LIDARS; DISTRIBUTION OF WATER; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; MEASUREMENT SITES; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS; POLAR VORTEX; THRESHOLD TEMPERATURES; VORTEX CENTERS;

EID: 0035891674     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013799     Document Type: Article

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