Vortex dynamics and the evolution of water vapour in the stratosphere of the southern hemisphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 530, 1996, Pages 423-450

  Lahoz, W A ^a   O'Neill, A ^a   Heaps, A ^a   Pope, V D ^b   Swinbank, R ^b   Harwood, R S ^c   Froidevaux, L ^d   Read, W G ^d   Waters, J W ^d   Peckham, G E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Merger of anticyclones; Polar vortex; Tracer transport; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE MERGER; POLAR VORTEX; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TRACER TRANSPORT; UARS; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0029770492     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53006     Document Type: Article

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