Deep convective injection of boundary layer air into the lowermost stratosphere at midlatitudes

On 22 August 2001 a measurement flight was performed with the German research aircraft FALCON from Sardinia to Crete as part of the Mediterranean Oxidant Study (MINOS). Cruising at 8.2 km, the aircraft was forced to climb to 11.2 km over the southern tip of Italy to stay clear of the anvil of a l...

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Main Authors: H. Fischer, M. de Reus, M. Traub, J. Williams, J. Lelieveld, J. de Gouw, C. Warneke, H. Schlager, A. Minikin, R. Scheele, P. Siegmund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/3/739/2003/acp-3-739-2003.pdf