High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder observations of polar stratospheric clouds and subvisible cirrus

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 24, 2007, Pages

  Massie, Steven ^a   Gille, John ^a   Khosravi, Rashid ^a   Lee, Hyunah ^a   Kinnison, Douglas ^a   Francis, Gene ^a   Nardi, Bruno ^a   Eden, Thomas ^a   Craig, Cheryl ^a   Halvorson, Chris ^a   Coffey, Michael ^a   Packman, Daniel ^a   Cavanaugh, Charles ^a   Craft, James ^b   Dean, Vincil ^b   Ellis, David ^b   Barnett, John ^c   Hepplewhite, Christopher ^c   Lambert, Alyn ^d   Manney, Gloria ^d,e   Strawa, Anthony ^f   Legg, Marion ^g   more..

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ALGORITHM; CIRRUS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD;

EID: 49249098558     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008788     Document Type: Article

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