Origin of extreme ozone minima at middle to high northern latitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D18, 2001, Pages 20925-20940

  Hood, L L ^a   Soukharev, B E ^a   Fromm, M ^b   McCormack, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; OZONE;

EID: 0034784079     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900093     Document Type: Article

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