Extreme ozone depletion in the 2010-2011 Arctic winter stratosphere as observed by MIPAS/ENVISAT using a 2-D tomographic approach

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 9149-9165

  Arnone, E ^a   Castelli, E ^a   Papandrea, E ^b   Carlotti, M ^b   Dinelli, B M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ENVISAT-1; OZONE DEPLETION; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; STRATOSPHERE; TOTAL OZONE; WINTER;

EID: 84867392664     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-9149-2012     Document Type: Article

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