A-train CALIOP and MLS observations of early winter Antarctic polar stratospheric clouds and nitric acid in 2008

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2899-2931

  Lambert, A ^a   Santee, M L ^a   Wu, D L ^a,b   Chae, J H ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRS; BACKSCATTER; DATA ASSIMILATION; DENITRIFICATION; EOS; GRAVITY WAVE; LIDAR; MICROWAVE LIMB SOUNDER; MIXING RATIO; NITRIC ACID; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; POLARIZATION; WINTER;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ELLSWORTH MOUNTAINS; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84862764649     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2899-2012     Document Type: Article

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