Episodes of cross-polar transport in the Arctic troposphere during July 2008 as seen from models, satellite, and aircraft observations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3631-3651

  Sodemann, H ^a   Pommier, M ^b   Arnold, S R ^c   Monks, S A ^c   Stebel, K ^a   Burkhart, J F ^a   Hair, J W ^d   Diskin, G S ^d   Clerbaux, C ^b,e   Coheur, P F ^e   Hurtmans, D ^e   Schlager, H ^f   Blechschmidt, A M ^g   Kristjansson J E ^g   Stohl, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CALIPSO; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYCLONE; FOREST FIRE; LIDAR; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOKE; TROPOSPHERE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; FAR EAST; SIBERIA;

EID: 79954991383     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3631-2011     Document Type: Article

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