Observations of filamentary structures near the vortex edge in the Arctic winter lower stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 10859-10871

  Kalicinsky, C ^a   Grooss J U ^b   Gunther G ^b   Ungermann, J ^b   Blank, J ^b   Hofer S ^b   Hoffmann, L ^b   Knieling, P ^a   Olschewski, F ^a   Spang, R ^b   Stroh, F ^b   Riese, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXING RATIO; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS; VORTEX FLOW; WARMING; WINTER;

KIRUNA; NORRBOTTEN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SWEDEN;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 84887446198     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-10859-2013     Document Type: Article

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