Timescales for the stratospheric circulation derived from tracers

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 8991-9001

  Hall, Timothy M ^a   Waugh, Darryn W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRACER; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODEL; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 0031407405     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03713     Document Type: Article

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