Layering in stratospheric profiles of long-lived trace species: Balloon-borne observations and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D5, 1998, Pages 5815-5825

  Orsolini, Yvan J ^a   Manney, Gloria L ^b   Engel, Andreas ^c   Ovarlez, Joelle ^d   Claud, Chantal ^d   Coy, Larry ^e  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE; TRACE GAS;

EID: 0000922744     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03131     Document Type: Article

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