Isentropic scaling analysis of ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D9, 2001, Pages 10023-10038

  Cho, John Y N ^a   Thouret, Valérie ^a,b   Newell, Reginald E ^a   Marenco, Alain ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0034952944     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900733     Document Type: Article

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