Seasonal variation of water vapor in the lower stratosphere observed in Halogen Occultation Experiment data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D13, 2001, Pages 14313-14325

  Randel, William J ^a   Wu, Fei ^a   Gettelman, Andrew ^a   Russell III, J M ^b   Zawodny, Joseph M ^c   Oltmans, Samuel J ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0034855821     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900048     Document Type: Article

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