A barrier to vertical mixing at 14 km in the tropics: Evidence from ozonesondes and aircraft measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D18, 1999, Pages 22095-22102

  Folkins, Ian ^a   Loewenstein, Max ^b   Podolske, Jim ^b   Oltmans, Samuel J ^c   Proffitt, Michael ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HEIGHT; MIXING; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033610128     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900404     Document Type: Article

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