An examination of chemistry and transport processes in the tropical lower stratosphere using observations of long-lived and short-lived compounds obtained during STRAT and POLARIS

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D21, 1999, Pages 26625-26642

  Flocke, F ^a   Herman, R L ^b   Salawitch, R J ^b   Atlas, E ^a   Webster, C R ^b   Schauffler, S M ^a   Lueb, R A ^a   May, R D ^b   Moyer, E J ^c   Rosenlof, K H ^d   Scott, D C ^b   Blake, D R ^e   Bui, T P ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033589490     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900504     Document Type: Article

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