The effects of mixing on tracer relationships in the polar vortices

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D8, 2000, Pages 10047-10062

  Plumb, R Alan ^a   Waugh, Darryn W ^b   Chipperfield, Martyn P ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MIXING; MODEL; TRACER;

MIXING; POLAR VORTEX; TRACER;

EID: 0033789507     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901023     Document Type: Article

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