Comparison between vertical ozone soundings and reconstructed potential vorticity maps by contour advection with surgery

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 6131-6142

  Mariotti, A ^a,b,d   Moustaoui, M ^b,e   Legras, B ^b,c   Teitelbaum, H ^b,e  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^e ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASOE; OZONE; POLAR VORTEX; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0031453310     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03509     Document Type: Review

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