Hemispheric asymmetries and seasonal variations of the lowermost stratospheric water vapor and ozone derived from SAGE II data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 28177-28184

  Pan, Liwen ^a   Solomon, Susan ^a,b   Randel, William ^a   Lamarque, Jean Francois ^a   Hess, Peter ^a   Gille, John ^a   Chiou, Er Woon ^c   McCormick, M Patrick ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000475380     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02778     Document Type: Article

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