The descent of tropospheric air into the stratosphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 126, Issue 562, 2000, Pages 319-337

  Juckes, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dynamics; Mid latitudes; Tropopause

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0034070064     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712656216     Document Type: Article

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