Impact of El Chichon and Pinatubo on ozonesonde profiles in north extratropics

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 24, 1998, Pages 4485-4488

  Angell, James K ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; OZONE LAYER; SOLAR RADIATION; VOLCANOES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OZONE; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR CYCLE; SUPERPOSED EPOCH METHOD; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; EL CHICHON; EXTRATROPICS; OZONE SONDES; PINATUBO; TEMPERATE REGIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; OZONE LAYER;

OZONE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0032535734     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998GL900224     Document Type: Article

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