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

• Main Authors: G. L. Manney, W. H. Daffer, K. B. Strawbridge, K. A. Walker, C. D. Boone, P. F. Bernath, T. Kerzenmacher, M. J. Schwartz, K. Strong, R. J. Sica, K. Krüger, H. C. Pumphrey, A. Lambert, M. L. Santee, N. J. Livesey, E. E. Remsberg, M. G. Mlynczak, J. R. Russell III
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2008
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Arctic; Eureka
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/95554a8c754a4a07b75d8da4ffec8253

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...