Polar-night O<sub>3</sub>, NO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>3</sub> distributions during sudden stratospheric warmings in 2003–2008 as seen by GOMOS/Envisat
Sudden stratospheric warmings (SSW) are large-scale transient events, which have a profound effect on the Northern Hemisphere stratospheric circulation in winter. During the SSW events the temperature in stratosphere increases by several tens of Kelvins and zonal winds decelerate or reverse in direc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
| Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/12/1051/2012/acp-12-1051-2012.pdf |