Denitrification, dehydration and ozone loss during the 2015/2016 Arctic winter

The 2015/2016 Arctic winter was one of the coldest stratospheric winters in recent years. A stable vortex formed by early December and the early winter was exceptionally cold. Cold pool temperatures dropped below the nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) existence temperature of about 195 K, thus allowing...

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Main Authors: F. Khosrawi, O. Kirner, B.-M. Sinnhuber, S. Johansson, M. Höpfner, M. L. Santee, L. Froidevaux, J. Ungermann, R. Ruhnke, W. Woiwode, H. Oelhaf, P. Braesicke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/12893/2017/acp-17-12893-2017.pdf