Influence of the Arctic Oscillation on the vertical distribution of clouds as observed by the A-Train constellation of satellites

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 10535-10544

  Devasthale, A ^a   Tjernstrom M ^b   Caian, M ^a   Thomas, M A ^a   Kahn, B H ^c   Fetzer, E J ^c  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OSCILLATION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CALIPSO; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUDSAT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SATELLITE SENSOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84871887841     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10535-2012     Document Type: Article

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