Trends in lower stratospheric zonal winds, Rossby wave breaking behavior, and column ozone at northern midlatitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D20, 1999, Pages 24321-24339

  Hood, L ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Beulen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; ROSSBY WAVE; STRATOSPHERE; WAVE BREAKING; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 0033610369     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900401     Document Type: Article

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