Influence of nonlocal chemistry on tracer distributions: inferring the mean age of air from SF6

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D11, 1998, Pages 13327-13336

  Hall, Timothy M ^a   Waugh, Darryn W ^b,c  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; TRACER;

EID: 0032551115     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00170     Document Type: Article

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