Observations of a distinctive infra-red spectral feature in the atmospheric spectra of polar stratospheric clouds measured by the CRISTA instrument

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Spang, Reinhold ^a   Remedios, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; INFRARED RADIATION; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

LIQUID TERNARY SOLUTIONS;

GEOPHYSICS;

CLOUD; INFRARED IMAGERY; NITRIC ACID; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0345393157     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017231     Document Type: Article

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