Observational evidence against mountain-wave generation of ice nuclei as a prerequisite for the formation of three solid nitric acid polar stratospheric clouds observed in the Arctic in early December 1999

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Pagan, Kathy L ^a   Tabazadeh, Azadeh ^b   Drdla, Katja ^b   Hervig, Mark E ^c   Eckermann, Stephen D ^d   Browell, Edward V ^e   Legg, Marion J ^f   Foschi, Patricia G ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c G and A Technical Software Inc   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^f BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AVHRR; Mountain wave cooling; NAT PSC formation mechanism

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; ICE CRYSTAL; LIDAR; NITRIC ACID; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 2642540066     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003846     Document Type: Article

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