Climatological characteristics of the tropical tropopause as revealed by radiosondes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D8, 2001, Pages 7857-7878

  Seidel, Dian J ^a   Ross, Rebecca J ^a   Angell, James K ^a   Reid, George C ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; RADIOSONDE; TROPOPAUSE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034951109     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900837     Document Type: Article

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