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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15623-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15623-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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30 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 30 Oct 2018
| 30 Oct 2018
Widespread polar stratospheric ice clouds in the 2015–2016 Arctic winter – implications for ice nucleation
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, 55881, Germany
Andreas Dörnbrack
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234, Germany
Martin Wirth
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234, Germany
Silke M. Groß
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234, Germany
Michael C. Pitts
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Lamont R. Poole
Science Systems and Applications, Incorporated, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Robert Baumann
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234, Germany
Benedikt Ehard
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234, Germany
Björn-Martin Sinnhuber
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
Wolfgang Woiwode
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
Hermann Oelhaf
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, 76131, Germany
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- Stratospheric Mountain Waves Trailing across Northern Europe A. Dörnbrack
- Nitrification of the lowermost stratosphere during the exceptionally cold Arctic winter 2015–2016 M. Braun et al.
- Unusual chlorine partitioning in the 2015/16 Arctic winter lowermost stratosphere: observations and simulations S. Johansson et al.
- Australian bushfire emissions result in enhanced polar stratospheric clouds S. Prasanth et al.
- Climatology of Polar Stratospheric Clouds Derived from CALIPSO and SLIMCAT D. Li et al.
- Polar Stratospheric Clouds: Satellite Observations, Processes, and Role in Ozone Depletion I. Tritscher et al.
- Impact of mountain-wave-induced temperature fluctuations on the occurrence of polar stratospheric ice clouds: a statistical analysis based on MIPAS observations and ERA5 data L. Zou et al.
- Development and application of an airborne differential absorption lidar for the simultaneous measurement of ozone and water vapor profiles in the tropopause region A. Fix et al.
- Chlorine partitioning in the lowermost Arctic vortex during the cold winter 2015/2016 A. Marsing et al.
- Lagrangian simulation of ice particles and resulting dehydration in the polar winter stratosphere I. Tritscher et al.
- Redistribution of total reactive nitrogen in the lowermost Arctic stratosphere during the cold winter 2015/2016 H. Ziereis et al.
- Investigating the radiative effect of Arctic cirrus measured in situ during the winter 2015–2016 A. Marsing et al.
- The impact of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation on Arctic polar stratospheric cloud occurrence D. Li et al.
- Ozone depletion in the Arctic and Antarctic stratosphere induced by wildfire smoke A. Ansmann et al.
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Short summary
The 2015–2016 stratospheric winter was the coldest in the 36-year climatological data record. The extreme conditions promoted the formation of persistent Arctic polar stratospheric ice clouds. An extended ice PSC detected by airborne lidar in January 2016 shows a second mode with higher particle depolarization ratios. Back-trajectories from the high-depol ice matched to CALIOP PSC curtains provide evidence for ice nucleation on NAT. The novel data consolidate our understanding of PSC formation.
The 2015–2016 stratospheric winter was the coldest in the 36-year climatological data record....
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