Limitations of a diagnostic of stratospheric tracer lamination

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D17, 1999, Pages 21621-21628

  Kettleborough, J A ^a,b   Holton, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LAMINATION; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TRACER;

EID: 0033387992     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900290     Document Type: Article

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