Microphysical modeling of the 1999-2000 Arctic winter: 3. Impact of homogeneous freezing on polar stratospheric clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Drdla, K ^a   Browell, E V ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Freezing; Polar stratospheric clouds

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DENITRIFICATION; FREEZING; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 4143104612     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004352     Document Type: Article

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