N2O and O3 relationship in the lowermost stratosphere: A diagnostic for mixing processes as represented by a three-dimensional chemistry-transport model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D13, 2000, Pages 17279-17290

  Bregman, A ^a   Lelieveld, J ^a   Van Den Broek, M M P ^b   Siegmund, P C ^c   Fischer, H ^d   Bujok, O ^e,f  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^f VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; OZONE; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033784537     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900035     Document Type: Article

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