Hydration of the lower stratosphere by ice crystal geysers over land convective systems

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2275-2287

  Khaykin, S ^a   Pommereau, J P ^b   Korshunov, L ^a   Yushkov, V ^a   Nielsen, J ^c   Larsen, N ^c   Christensen, T ^c   Garnier, A ^b   Lukyanov, A ^a   Williams, E ^d  

^a CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GEYSER; HYDRATION; ICE CRYSTAL; OZONE; REACTION KINETICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATURATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; WATER BUDGET;

NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 70349431745     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-2275-2009     Document Type: Article

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