Decrease of total ozone at low latitudes in the southern hemisphere by a combination of linear and nonlinear processes

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 552, 1998, Pages 2625-2644

  Teitelbaum, H ^a   Moustaoui, M ^a   Van Velthoven, P F J ^a   Kelder, H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ozone depletion; Planetary waves; Polar vortex

Indexed keywords

PLANETARY WAVE; POLAR VORTEX; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TOTAL OZONE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032452267     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55204     Document Type: Article

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