Stratospheric residence time and its relationship to mean age

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D5, 2000, Pages 6773-6782

  Hall, Timothy M ^a   Waugh, Darryn W ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; RESIDENCE TIME; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0033792905     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901096     Document Type: Article

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