Tropical Tropospheric Ozone (TTO) maps from Nimbus 7 and Earth Probe TOMS by the modified-residual method: Evaluation with sondes, ENSO signals, and trends from Atlantic regional time series

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D21, 1999, Pages 26961-26975

  Thompson, Anne M ^a   Hudson, Robert D ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; NIMBUS-7; OZONE; TOMS; TREND ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033589468     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900470     Document Type: Review

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