Variability of eddy diffusivity in the stratosphere deduced from vertical distributions of N2O and CFC-12

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1149-1157

  Patra, Prabir K ^a   Lal, Shyam ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CFC; MIXING RATIO; NITROUS OXIDE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0031459774     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00109-5     Document Type: Article

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