Quantification of the isentropic mass transport across the dynamical tropopause

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D10, 2000, Pages 12279-12293

  Dethof, Antje ^a   O'Neill, Alan ^a   Slingo, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MASS TRANSPORT; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 0033787555     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900127     Document Type: Article

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