Cross-tropopause mixing of ozone through gravity wave breaking: Observation and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 22969-22976

  Lamarque, J F ^a,d   Langford, A O ^b   Proffitt, M H ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; MODELLING; OZONE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0006307137     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02442     Document Type: Article

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