The 2009-2010 Arctic polar stratospheric cloud season: A CALIPSO perspective

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2161-2177

  Pitts, M C ^a   Poole, L R ^b   Darnbrack A ^c   Thomason, L W ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIPSO; FORMATION MECHANISM; ICE CRYSTAL; LIDAR; NUCLEATION; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; REMOTE SENSING; VORTEX; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 79952422106     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-2161-2011     Document Type: Article

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