Persistence of the lower stratospheric polar vortices

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D22, 1999, Pages 27191-27201

  Waugh, Darryn W ^a   Randel, William J ^b   Pawson, Steven ^c,d   Newman, Paul A ^d   Nash, Eric R ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERSISTENCE; POLAR VORTEX; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033610973     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900795     Document Type: Article

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