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Column Observations of Stratospheric Gases at Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland During Winter 1994-1995

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As part of the Second European Stratospheric Arctic and Mid-latitude Experiment (SESAME) field campaign, observations were made during the period from October 1994 to April 1995 at Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland (67°N, 53°W). Using a Fourier transform spectrometer, high resolution (0.06 cm-1) infrared spectra were recorded with the sun as a radiation source. Column amounts of trace gases including HCl, HF, HNO3, N2O and O3 are shown for five time periods during the course of the 1994-95 Arctic winter. Results are compared with lower stratospheric potential vorticity fields to describe variations in trace gas column amounts.

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    J. W. Hannigan, M. T. Coffey, William G. Mankin & Aaron Goldman

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Hannigan, J.W., Coffey, M.T., Mankin, W.G. et al. Column Observations of Stratospheric Gases at Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland During Winter 1994-1995. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 30, 103–118 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006051008842

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