Satellite observations of cirrus clouds in the Northern Hemisphere lowermost stratosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 927-950

  Spang, R ^a   Gunther G ^a   Riese, M ^a   Hoffmann, L ^a   Muller R ^a   Griessbach, S ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

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EID: 84921835542     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-927-2015     Document Type: Article

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