Chemical, microphysical, and optical properties of polar stratospheric clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue D5, 2002, Pages

  Schreiner, J ^a   Voigt, C ^a   Weisser, C ^a   Kohlmann, A ^a   Mauersberger, K ^a   Deshler, T ^b   Kroger C ^b   Rosen, J ^b   Kjome, N ^b   Larsen, N ^c   Adriani, A ^d   Cairo, F ^d   Di Donfrancesco, G ^d,e   Ovarlez, J ^f   Ovarlez, H ^f   Dornbrack A ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d Ist Sci dell'Atmosfera/del Clima   (Italy)

^e ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^f LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

aerosol composition analysis; aerosol properties; nitric acid trihydrates; ozone hole; polar stratospheric clouds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957864842     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000825     Document Type: Article

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