Troposphere to stratosphere transport at low latitudes as studied using HALOE observations of water vapour 1992-1997

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 545, 1998, Pages 169-192

  Jackson, D R ^a,d   Driscoll, S J ^a,d   Highwood, E J ^b   Harries, J E ^a   Russell III, J M ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Middle atmosphere; Satellite observations; Troposphere stratosphere interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000409874     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54507     Document Type: Article

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