Differences in Arctic and Antarctic PSC occurrence as observed by lidar in Ny-Ålesund (79° N, 12° E) and McMurdo (78° S, 167° E)

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Maturilli, M., Neuber, R., Massoli, P., Cairo, F., Adriani, A., Moriconi, M. L., Di Donfrancesco, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2005
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Antarctic; Arctic; McMurdo Station; Ny-Ålesund; Antarc*; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-5-2081-2005; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00049050; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00048670/acp-5-2081-2005.pdf; https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/5/2081/2005/acp-5-2081-2005.pdf

The extent of springtime Arctic ozone loss does not reach Antarctic ``ozone hole'' dimensions because of the generally higher temperatures in the northern hemisphere vortex and consequent less polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) particle surface for heterogeneous chlorine activation. Yet, with...