Stratospheric water vapour as tracer for vortex filamentation in the arctic winter 2002/2003

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1991-1997

  Muller M ^a   Neuber, R ^a   Fierli, F ^b   Hauchecorne, A ^c   Vomel H ^d   Oltmans, S J ^e  

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

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 14744299875     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-3-1991-2003     Document Type: Article

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