Nitric acid in the stratosphere based on Odin observations from 2001 to 2009 – Part 2: High-altitude polar enhancements
The wintertime abundance of nitric acid (HNO<sub>3</sub>) in the polar upper stratosphere displays a strong inter-annual variability, and is known to be strongly influenced by energetic particle precipitation (EPP), primarily by protons during solar proton events (SPEs),...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-09-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/7045/2009/acp-9-7045-2009.pdf |