Evaluation of stratospheric ozone, temperature, and aerosol profiles from the LOANA lidar in Antarctica

Polar Science

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 209-225

  David, C ^a,f   Haefele, A ^a,g   Keckhut, P ^a   Marchand, M ^a   Jumelet, J ^a   Leblanc, T ^b   Cenac, C ^a,c   Laqui, C ^a   Porteneuve, J ^a   Haeffelin, M ^c   Courcoux, Y ^d   Snels, M ^e   Viterbini, M ^e   Quatrevalet, M ^h  

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

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

^g FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

^h GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lidar; Polar ozone; Polar stratospheric clouds; Stratosphere

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AURA (SATELLITE); BACKSCATTER; CALIPSO; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; LIDAR; OZONE; POLAR METEOROLOGY; POLAR REGION; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANTARCTICA; DUMONT D'URVILLE; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84870389652     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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