Polar mesospheric cloud mass and the ice budget: 3. Application of a coupled ice-chemistry-dynamics model and comparison with observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Siskind, David E ^a   Hervig, Mark ^b   Gumbel, Jörg ^c   Stevens, Michael H ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GATS INC   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OZONE; SOLAR RADIATION;

DEHYDRATION; IRRADIATION; MESOPAUSE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLAR MESOSPHERIC CLOUD; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR RADIATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34250635514     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007499     Document Type: Article

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