Analysis of the distribution of ozone over the southern Atlantic region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 24083-24093

  Olson, Jennifer Richardson ^a   Fishman, Jack ^a   Kirchhoff, Volker W J H ^b   Nganga, Dominique ^c   Cros, Bernard ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c Lab de Phys de l'Atmosphère   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DISTRIBUTION; OZONE; TRACE A; TROPOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERIC DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL SOUTH);

EID: 0030438645     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd03273     Document Type: Article

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