Optical backscatter characteristics of Arctic polar stratospheric clouds

Airborne lidar measurements have been made of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) during the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition in January-February 1989. These show the existence of a systematic relationship between the backscatter depolarization ratio and the (aerosol + molecular)/molecular bac...

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Main Authors: Kent, G. S., Schaffner, S. K., Poole, L. R., Mccormick, M. P., Hunt, W. H.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1990
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Arctic
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19900041425
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Summary:Airborne lidar measurements have been made of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) during the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition in January-February 1989. These show the existence of a systematic relationship between the backscatter depolarization ratio and the (aerosol + molecular)/molecular backscatter ratio. The data are consistent with a two population PSC particle model.

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