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

• Main Authors: Gerding, M., Baumgarten, G., Blum, U., Thayer, J.P., Fricke, K.-H., Neuber, R., Fiedler, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: München : European Geopyhsical Union 2003
• Subjects: Atmospheric composition and structure (aerosols and particles; middle atmosphere composition and chemistry) – meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (middle atmosphere dynamics); 530; Alomar; Arctic; Greenland; Kiruna; Norway; Ny-Ålesund; Andenes; Ny Ålesund; Søndre strømfjord; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.34657/1618; https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/4072

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,...