Evidence for the widespread presence of liquid-phase particles during the 1999-2000 Arctic winter

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Drdla, K ^a   Gandrud, B W ^b   Baumgardner, D ^c   Wilson, J C ^d   Bui, T P ^a   Hurst, D ^e,f   Schauffler, S M ^b   Jost, H ^a,g   Greenblatt, J B ^a,h   Webster, C R ⁱ  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Freezing; Polar stratospheric clouds; Stratosphere; Sulfate aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; FREEZING; STRATOSPHERE; SULFATE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 0347269115     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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