Maintenance of polar stratospheric clouds in a moist stratosphere

Previous work has shown that polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) could have acted to substantially warm high latitude regions during past warm climates such as the Eocene (55 Ma). Using a simple model of stratospheric water vapor transport and polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) formation, we investigate...

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Main Authors: D. B. Kirk-Davidoff, J.-F. Lamarque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-03-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/4/69/2008/cp-4-69-2008.pdf