The high Arctic in extreme winters: vortex, temperature, and MLS and ACE-FTS trace gas evolution

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Manney, G. L., Daffer, W. H., Strawbridge, K. B., Walker, K. A., Boone, C. D., Bernath, P. F., Kerzenmacher, T., Schwartz, M. J., Strong, K., Sica, R. J., Krüger, K., Pumphrey, H. C., Lambert, A., Santee, M. L., Livesey, N. J., Remsberg, E. E., Mlynczak, M. G., Russell III, J. R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Eureka
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-505-2008; https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/505/2008/

The first three Arctic winters of the ACE mission represented two extremes of winter variability: Stratospheric sudden warmings (SSWs) in 2004 and 2006 were among the strongest, most prolonged on record; 2005 was a record cold winter. Canadian Arctic Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) Validation...