Lidar observations of polar stratospheric clouds and stratospheric temperatures at the South Pole

Polar stratospheric clouds (PSC's) play a crucial role in the ozone chemistry of the polar regions. Current chemical models rely on the presence of these clouds to explain the rapid destruction of ozone observed each spring in Antarctica. We present lidar observations of PCS's and stratosp...

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Main Authors: Collins, Richard L., Bowman, Kenneth P., Gardner, Chester S.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1992
Subjects:
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Antarctic
The Antarctic
South Pole
Antarc*
Antarctica
South pole
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19920020064
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Summary:Polar stratospheric clouds (PSC's) play a crucial role in the ozone chemistry of the polar regions. Current chemical models rely on the presence of these clouds to explain the rapid destruction of ozone observed each spring in Antarctica. We present lidar observations of PCS's and stratospheric temperatures at the South Pole throughout the Antarctic winter and spring of 1990.

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