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Polar Stratospheric Cloud

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021385

High altitude clouds that form in the stratosphere above Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere winter. Their presence seems to initiate the ozone loss experienced during the ensuing Southern Hemisphere spring.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021385
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationPSC
ReferencesNASA Earth Observatory Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021385",
  "term": "Polar Stratospheric Cloud",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "High altitude clouds that form in the stratosphere above Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere winter. Their presence seems to initiate the ozone loss experienced during the ensuing Southern Hemisphere spring.",
  "abbreviation": "PSC",
  "references": [
    "NASA Earth Observatory Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/polar-stratospheric-cloud/"
}

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