A detailed record of High Arctic middle atmospheric temperatures

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D18, 2000, Pages 22909-22918

  Duck, Thomas J ^a,c   Whiteway, James A ^b   Carswell, Allan I ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BALLOON OBSERVATION; LIDAR; STRATOSPHERE; VORTEX;

ARCTIC; EUREKA;

EID: 16644364564     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900367     Document Type: Article

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