Polar stratospheric clouds at the South Pole in 1990: Lidar observations and analysis

• Main Authors: Richard L. Collins, Kenneth P. Bowman I, Chester S. Gardner
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1993
• Subjects: Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.569.9787; http://geotest.tamu.edu/userfiles/213/92JD02012.pdf

In December 1989 a Rayleigh/sodium lidar (589 nm) was installed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station, and was used to measure stratospheric aerosol, temperature, and mesospheric sodium profiles through October 1990. Observations of stratospheric aerosol and temperature are presented in this pape...