An overview of the HIBISCUS campaign

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2309-2339

  Pommereau, J P ^a   Garnier, A ^a   Held, G ^b   Gomes, A M ^b   Goutail, F ^a   Durry, G ^a   Borchi, F ^a   Hauchecorne, A ^a   Montoux, N ^a   Cocquerez, P ^c   Letrenne, G ^c   Vial, F ^d   Hertzog, A ^e   Legras, B ^d   Pisso, I ^d   Pyle, J A ^e   Harris, N R P ^e   Jones, R L ^e   Robinson, A D ^e   Hansford, G ^e   Eden, L ^e   Gardiner, T ^f   Swann, N ^f   Knudsen, B ^g   Larsen, N ^g   Nielsen, J K ^g   Christensen, T ^g   Cairo, F ^h   Fierli, F ^h   Pirre, M ⁱ   Maracal V ⁱ   Huret, N ⁱ   Riviere E D ^i,o   Coe, H ^j   Grosvenor, D ^j   Edvarsen, K ^k   Di Donfrancesco, G ^l   Ricaud, P ^m   Berthelier, J J ^a   Godefroy, M ^a   Seran, E ^a   Longo, K ⁿ   Freitas, S ⁿ   more..

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

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c CNES   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^g DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^h CNR   (Italy)

ⁱ LPCE CNRS   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^k NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^l ENEA   (Italy)

^m LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

ⁿ Centro de Previs ao de Tempo e Estudos Clim aticos CPTEC   (Brazil)

^o UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BUOYANCY; CLOUD; COLD AIR; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; SUMMER; TRACER; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 79952691509     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-2309-2011     Document Type: Article

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