Comparison of cross-tropopause transport and ozone in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D10, 2001, Pages 10205-10221

  Morgenstern, Olaf ^a   Carver, Glenn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; OZONE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION;

EID: 0034953616     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900802     Document Type: Review

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