Trends in stratospheric humidty and the sensitivity of ozone to these trends

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D8, 1998, Pages 8715-8725

  Evans, Simon J ^a   Toumi, Ralf ^a   Harries, John E ^a   Chipperfield, Martyn P ^b   Russell III, James M ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOUR;

EID: 0032571683     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00265     Document Type: Article

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