Constraints on meridional transport in the stratosphere imposed by the mean age of air in the lower stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D10, 2001, Pages 10243-10256

  Jones, D B A ^a   Andrews, A E ^a   Schneider, H R ^a   McElroy, M B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; GRAVITY WAVE; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0034952233     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900745     Document Type: Article

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