Seasonal cycles and QBO variations in stratospheric CH4 and H2O observed in UARS HALOE data

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-185

  Randel, William J ^a,e   Wu, Fei ^a   Russell III, James M ^b   Roche, Aidan ^c   Waters, Joe W ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; OSCILLATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW;

HALOGEN OCCULTATION EXPERIMENT; QUASIBIENNIAL OSCILLATION; SEASONAL CYCLES; STRATOSPHERIC METHANE; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

HALOE; METHANE; QUASI-BIENNIAL OSCILLATION; STRATOSPHERE; UARS; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0031833120     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0163:SCAQVI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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