Observation of polar stratospheric clouds down to the mediterranean coast

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 5275-7281

  Keckhut, P ^a   David, Ch ^a   Marchand, M ^a   Bekki, S ^a   Jumelet, J ^a   Hauchecorne, A ^a   Hopfner M ^b  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CHLORINE; COASTAL ZONE; LIDAR; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OZONE DEPLETION; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; WARMING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [FRANCE]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348852037     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-5275-2007     Document Type: Article

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