Tropospheric water-vapour and ozone cross-sections in a zonal plane over the central equatorial Pacific Ocean

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 543, 1997, Pages 2009-2040

  Kley, D ^a,h   Smit, H G J ^a   Vomel H ^b   Grassl, H ^c   Ramanathan, V ^d   Crutzen, P J ^d,e   Williams, S ^f   Meywerk, J ^c   Oltmans, S J ^g  

^a Inst Chem und Dynam der Geosphare   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f Univ Coop for Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^g NOAA Climate Modelling D   (United States)

^h FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balloon borne sensors; Humidity; Tracer transport; Tropical convection

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; OZONE; WATER VAPOUR;

PACIFIC, CENTRAL;

EID: 0031395718     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54311     Document Type: Article

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