Observation of an unusual mid-stratospheric aerosol layer in the Arctic: possible sources and implications for polar vortex dynamics

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Gerding, M., Baumgarten, G., Blum, U., Thayer, J. P., Fricke, K.-H., Neuber, R., Fiedler, J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Alomar; Arctic; Greenland; Kiruna; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Andenes; Ny Ålesund; Søndre strømfjord; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-21-1057-2003; https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/21/1057/2003/

By the beginning of winter 2000/2001, a mysterious stratospheric aerosol layer had been detected by four different Arctic lidar stations. The aerosol layer was observed first on 16 November 2000, at an altitude of about 38 km near Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland (67° N, 51° W) and on 19 November 2000,...