Observations of ozone structures in the Arctic polar vortex

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 10785-10800

  Bird, J C ^a   Pal, S R ^a   Carswell, A I ^a   Donovan, D P ^a   Manney, G L ^b   Harris, J M ^c   Uchino, O ^d  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; POLAR VORTEX;

ARCTIC; CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, EUREKA;

EID: 0031399277     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03787     Document Type: Article

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