Open AccessPolar stratospheric clouds observed during the Airborne Polar Experiment–Geophysica Aircraft in Antarctica (APE‐GAIA) campaign
Author(s) -
Cairo Francesco,
Adriani Alberto,
Viterbini Maurizio,
Di Donfrancesco Guido,
Mitev Valentin,
Matthey Renaud,
Bastiano Maurizio,
Redaelli Gianluca,
Dragani Rossana,
Ferretti Rossella,
Rizi Vincenzo,
Paolucci Tiziana,
Bernardini Livio,
Cacciani Marco,
Pace Giandomenico,
Fiocco Giorgio
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2003jd003930
Subject(s) - polar , mesoscale meteorology , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , polar vortex , stratosphere , geology , physics , astronomy
In this work, observations of polar stratospheric clouds (PSC) carried out during one flight of the stratospheric research aircraft Geophysica deployed in the Airborne Polar Experiment–Geophysica Aircraft in Antarctica (APE‐GAIA) campaign in September–October 1999 are presented. An analysis of data from the two lidars and a backscatter sonde on board the Geophysica aircraft is presented, coupled with temperature measurements. The observations are analyzed with the aid of a mesoscale model to provide air mass thermal histories and a microphysical box model to simulate PSC formation. The results obtained from this comparison are discussed in view of the theories for PSC formation processes.