Trajectory studies of large HNO3-containing PSC particles in the Arctic: Evidence for the role of NAT

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  McKinney, K A ^a   Wennberg, P O ^a   Dhaniyala, S ^a   Fahey, D W ^b   Northway, M J ^b   Kunzi K F ^c   Kleinbohl A ^c   Sinnhuber, M ^c   Kullmann H ^c   Bremer, H ^c   Mahoney, M J ^d   Bui, T P ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH (MATERIALS); NITRIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION;

NITRIC ACID TRIHYDRATE (NAT); POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS (PSC);

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

NITRIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 2442541144     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl018430     Document Type: Article

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