Can gravity waves significantly impact PSC occurrence in the Antarctic?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 8825-8840

  McDonald, A J ^a   George, S E ^a   Woollands, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; GRAVITY WAVE; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; SATELLITE DATA;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 70649102275     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-8825-2009     Document Type: Article

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