Radiative decay of idealized stratospheric filaments in the troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D8, 2000, Pages 10169-10184

  Forster, Caroline ^a   Wirth, Volkmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; HUMIDITY; OZONE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0033785076     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900052     Document Type: Article

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