Mesoscale processes in the polar atmosphere : radar remote sensing, balloon-borne in situ measurements and modelling

• Main Author: Mihalikova, Maria
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Rymdteknik 2013
• Subjects: Aerospace Engineering; Rymd- och flygteknik; Arctic; Austral; Esrange; Kiruna; Mara; Troll; Wasa; Wasa Station; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-18191

Mesoscale processes (atmospheric phenomena with horizontal scales ranging from a few tens to several hundred kilometres and lasting from a few tens of minutes to a few days) have the potential to influence the chemical composition of the troposphere. Tropopause folds and mountain waves are two impor...